Goalkeeper’s union.
How good was some of that goalkeeping in Tuesday night’s Champions League action? It was as if the goalies in question were personally affronted at rival players having the temerity to pop some shots on target.
Gianluigi Buffon, Kasper Schmeichel and Hugo Lloris all pulled off world-class stops for their sides, then hopped up and started pointing out stuff for their feckless teammates to do.
What a night for 'keepers https://t.co/DIM3okYHFB
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) October 18, 2016
Buffon had one of those nights that he has been having in professional football for the past 22 seasons. The 39-year-old had a stormer for Juventus as he saved a first half penalty and repelled plenty of other pops at his goal, including this stunning reflex stop of a deflected shot.
He was already on the deck when he shot that right arm up and swatted the ball up and over the bar.
That save caught to attention of a man currently top of many folk’s No.1 goalkeeper in world football [or something catchier] list – David De Gea.
The Manchester United goalkeeper was in stunning form in the 0-0 draw against Liverpool and won his team a point with world-class saves from Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho. Still, he found the energy to bang off a tweet praising ‘Gigi’.
👏👏🔝🔝 @gianluigibuffon
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) October 18, 2016
This is how goalies do. There’s a lot of love there.
It is worth noting, Juventus considered replacing Buffon with a 17-year-old De Gea nine years ago. He has been getting them out of scrapes ever since.
Top stopper but he can’t lay his hands in cement for sh*t.
Le mie impronte al #GoldenFoot pic.twitter.com/tCgtWeXWEE
— Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) October 11, 2016
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