Gianluigi Buffon might be the greatest goalkeeper of his generation but there's one club who he fears playing in the next round of the Champions League.
Buffon is a legend of the game, especially in the modern era, and has won pretty much everything there is to win. That is apart from the Champions League.
He might be a World Cup winner but at 39 time is running out for the Juventus goalie to win Europe's elite club competition. He has twice finished runner-up, to Milan in 2003 and Barcelona in 2015.
Last night Buffon came up against a fellow legendary goalie in the form of Iker Casillas as the 'Old Lady' were 3-0 winners over two legs of the last 16 against FC Porto.
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With only two quarter final places up for grabs tonight Buffon has revealed the one club he hopes to avoid in the draw saying:
"Who do I prefer not to play? Leicester.
"They are a dangerous and passionate team who can cause trouble for opponents who take the initiative. We would have everything to lose."
That's some praise from Buffon considering that 11 time winners of the competition Real Madrid remain in the competition, along with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.
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It's likely that the clubs who have already qualified will be joined by Atletico Madrid and one of Manchester City and Monaco in the quarter finals.
Last night Leicester proved everything wrong once again by overturning their 2-1 first leg loss against perennial Europa League winners Sevilla to progress to the quarters.
How far will the Foxes go?
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