Turin: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes that his side stand only a slim chance of defeating Spanish heavyweights Barcelona when the two sides meet in the Champions League final on Saturday.
<img title="Gianluigi Buffon" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/jun/Gianluigi-Buffon.jpg" alt="Gianluigi Buffon" /> Juventus&rsquo; goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Pic/Getty Images
The 37-year-old veteran admitted he had a lot of respect for the Catalan giants, who won the Copa del Rey title on Saturday, in addition to the La Liga.
Juve&rsquo;s weapons &ldquo;Against Real Madrid, we might have had a 35% chance of making it past them. So I guess the chances of now winning the trophy against this Barcelona side are even slimmer,&rdquo; he told UEFA.com in an interview yesterday.
&ldquo;We are aware of this and we can&rsquo;t deny it &mdash; because it&rsquo;s just obvious. So we certainly have an abundance of respect for the Barcelona squad, for what they have achieved and for the players they have.
&ldquo;But like I said about Real, we have a few weapons to compete and ways to try to make things difficult for them. So we will play based on that,&rdquo; he added.
Personal goal Having never won the coveted Champions League title, the veteran goalkeeper said he had made it a personal goal. &ldquo;For me personally, this is a big goal. It&rsquo;s a big goal because my career has been a long one &mdash; and obviously during all those years there have been a lot of complicated and difficult decisions to take.
&ldquo;I took those decisions based on my feelings and based on my way of life. &ldquo;And I have to say that after nine or ten years &mdash; some of which have been really difficult &mdash; to come here again and make it with the whole team, the whole staff, the whole club and all our fans, that is just something great and something really rewarding,&rdquo; he said.
The Italian also revealed that he was overjoyed after his side overcame defending champions Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Rewarding win Real were overwhelming favourites to beat Juventus before the first leg.
&ldquo;I just felt a great happiness that I have only really experienced a few times, because when you are not the favourites or the stronger team and you still make it through to the next round, that is something very rewarding,&rdquo; he said.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes that his side stand only a slim chance of defeating Spanish heavyweights Barcelona when the two sides meet in the Champions League final on Saturday

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