- Gianluigi Buffon was infuriated by Michael Oliver’s decision to award a penalty
- The veteran goalkeeper fumed at Oliver and was sent off for aggressive reaction
- Footage shows as Buffon walked off Real Madrid fans stood up and applauded
- It looks likely to be Italian’s 117th and final appearance in the Champions League
Real Madrid supporters gave Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon a standing ovation as he walked off the pitch after being shown a red card on Wednesday night.
Buffon was infuriated by referee Michael Oliver’s decision to award Madrid a penalty in the 93rd minute after Juve had clawed back a three-goal first-leg deficit at the Bernabeu.
The veteran goalkeeper fumed at Oliver after the decision and was sent off for his aggressive reaction, which saw him scream and point his hand in the English official’s face.
Real Madrid fans gave Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon a standing ovation after red card
Footage shows that as Buffon walked off Madrid supporters stood up and applauded him
Buffon was infuriated by referee Michael Oliver’s decision to award Madrid a penalty late on
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the resulting spot-kick to put his side through to the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate.
However footage shows that as Buffon walked off following his dismissal Madrid fans stood up and applauded what looks likely to be the Italian’s 117th and final appearance in the Champions League.
Buffon was appreciated by the opposition supporters as he walked off pitch on Wednesday
Buffon had said that unless Juventus won the Champions League this season, he would put away his gloves for good. After their quarter-final exit, it looks like the end of the road for Buffon.
Although it was not the fairytale ending for the legendary goalkeeper, he was appreciated by the opposition supporters.
It is quite a rare scene in football but Juve fans did applaud Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational overhead kick in the first leg a week before.
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