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Cristiano Ronaldo: Gianluigi Buffon makes bizarre claim about Real Madrid star
JUVENTUS goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has made a bizarre claim about Cristiano Ronaldo.
Gigi Buffon makes incredible save for Juventus
The Portugal international has inspired his side to a partial revival in the second half of the season.
Ronaldo has hit 21 goals in his last 11 games as he build momentum leading up to the World Cup.
However, before this summer’s tournament in Russia the 33-year-old will be hoping to win the Champions League with Real Madrid.
But first Los Blancos must get past Juventus in the quarter-finals and the Serie A side’s goalkeeper Buffon has admitted he fears facing Ronaldo in his current form.
Gianluigi Buffon has been speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo
He is also lethal, everything he does is at 100 percent and in front of the goal he is an assassin
"Over time he has learned how to improve himself as an athlete," Buffon said.
"As a player, he spends less energy with respect to what he did previously.
"I admire him a lot because he is a pragmatic person, lucid in everything he does and what he says.
Ronaldo has scored 21 goals in his last 11 games
"I think that in recent years he has shown that he is very intelligent, because he has changed his way of playing.
"He is also lethal, everything he does is at 100 percent and in front of the goal he is an assassin."
Real travel to Italy for the first leg of their European showdown on Tuesday (7.45pm).
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