Great Wall of Turin: Buffon thrown off guard by chaste sheet opposite Barcelona

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez were killed by Juventus, much to Gianluigi Buffon's joy and amazement.

Juventus' execution against Barcelona shocked Gianluigi Buffon as the notable goalkeeper did not hope to keep a spotless sheet at Camp Nou on the way to the Champions League semi-finals. It was the Great Wall of Turin in Barcelona as Juventus held the Spanish champions to a goalless attract Wednesday's arrival leg, which affirmed a 3-0 total quarter-last misfortune for the hosts. Subsequent to finishing a staggering rebound obligingness of a 6-1 second-leg triumph over Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez were killed by Juve trio Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli as commander Buffon stored laud on the five-time ruling Serie A victors.

"Beside the outcome, the conviction and character of our approach was astounding and it's a decent certainty sponsor to qualify easily against what remains presumably the best group on the planet," Buffon disclosed to Mediaset Premium and RSI. "I thought we had a decent shot of capability after the 3-0 first leg result, yet I genuinely didn't trust we would come to Camp Nou and keep a spotless sheet. When you confront a side this way, with their assaulting alternatives, you surmise that maybe a couple objectives are continually going to be scored. "The reality we halted Barcelona scoring more than 180 minutes of football means we truly are strong. "Our development procedure began a couple of years back and needs to proceed. It positively can't simply stop or level after this triumph. It's down to us now, our fate is in our own hands for whether we can make strides. With regards to the trophy, destiny plays a part in that, as well.

"Beside our assurance, which is generally some portion of the Juventus character, we are ending up noticeably more "European" by squeezing, demonstrating unsafe in assault and controlling the amusement more than we did in earlier years. "On the off chance that we expand on that significantly more, and keep on evolving, then we can turn into a genuinely extraordinary group."