Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon misses a Champions League game for the first time in eight years
GIANLUIGI BUFFON misses his first Champions League game for eight years against Dinamo Zagreb tonight.
Boss Massimiliano Allegri has opted to rest the 38-year-old in favour of Neto, with Juventus already qualified.
Neto starts tonight’s game for JuventusGetty Images
Buffon had played 50 straight matches in the competition before tonight, a run stretching back to 2008.
The last game he missed was on 10th December that year, against BATE Borisov.
Juventus need to better Sevilla’s result against Lyon to win the group and maximise their chances of advancing past the last 16.
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Last season the Old Lady came runners-up in their group, losing a dead rubber against Sevilla 1-0 in the final round of games.
They paid the price for that result as they drew Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in the first round of knockout fixtures.
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