Juventus captain Gigi Buffon has joked he was ready to retire after their Champions League quarterfinal win against Barcelona.
The 39-year-old goalkeeper was relatively untroubled over 180 minutes of their Champions League quarter-final, winning 3-0 in Turin and securing a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou.
“I had promised to quit football at the end of the season if I kept a clean sheet against Barcelona over two legs," the captain told Sky Sport Italia.
“I told the President (Andrea Agnelli) and he said at times in life we say stupid things, not to worry and move on. So I had to take the promise back. The President has more experience than me and gave me good advice.
“Keeping a clean sheet against the Spaniards was very satisfying, because it was earned and shared with the group, with the lads in defence and all the others who ran their socks off to ensure we came away unharmed from those two games."