Wang Yixing and Lu Bing feel that they haven't played for a long time, and since Gao Zheng transferred to La Liga team Atletico Madrid, there has been nothing to do with them.

However, thanks to the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid and Juventus were divided into a group, and now before Atletico Madrid's home game against Juventus, Lu Bing and Wang Yixing made a special trip to Turin to interview the Juventus players and want to hear what they think of Gao Zheng, a familiar opponent.

Because of those well-known stories, everyone knows that the relationship between Gao Zheng and Juventus is not good.

However, in an interview with Lu Bing and Wang Yixing, Buffon, as the captain of Juventus, gave Gao Zheng a high evaluation.

“…… Yes, I've been following him all the time. He went to La Liga very well but I wasn't surprised because I knew what he was capable of and adapting to La Liga wasn't a problem at all. After all, he's the one who can break my goal! Buffon laughed heartily.

After Gao Zheng left Serie A and the two no longer had to meet regularly every season, it seemed that the grievances and hatreds in Serie A back then could be put into laughter.

Speaking about the Champions League group stage against Atletico Madrid, Buffon also looked confident: "Although it is an away game, we are confident of winning. We know Gao very well and although I personally admire his performance, we will do everything we can to limit his performance. So please apologize to the Chinese fans on my behalf, they may not see the high goals anymore, ha! ”

Buffon said half-jokingly.

But this is just a reflection of his self-confidence and strength.

Juventus and Gianluigi Buffon have indeed done well this season.

Juventus have won all five rounds of the league so far without conceding a single goal.

If you add the 2-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League group stage, Juventus have won all six games without conceding a goal.

Gianluigi Buffon himself has kept a clean sheet for 980 minutes in all competitions this season.

For Atletico Madrid, Juventus are the number one rival in the Champions League group stage.

For Gao Zheng, Buffon, who is in good shape, is another strong opponent.

Every time Gao Zheng and Juventus meet, everyone has to talk about the "contradictory" dispute between him and Buffon.

The direct dialogue between a striker and a goalkeeper is the focus of attention.

Buffon is in such good shape, and Gao Zheng is also in good shape, what sparks will the two of them collide when they meet?

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"High! You go up faster, don't be afraid of fouls! It's to foul! Anyway, you're a striker, and you're at the front, and you can't eat cards if you foul, what are you afraid of? And don't worry, even if you eat the cards, I won't blame you! ”

During training, Diego Simeone was loudly reminding Gao Zheng of his precautions.

Atletico Madrid is training tactically against Juventus.

And this set of tactics is, to put it bluntly...... Foul tactics.

Using frequent physical contact and fouls to interrupt the rhythm of Juventus' game, this tactic requires every player to be involved in hand-to-hand combat.

Even Gao Zheng is no exception.

This is also a point that Gao Zheng must adapt to after transferring to Atletico Madrid, and everything else is easy to say, but this Gao Zheng is a little slow to adapt.

In the previous game, he was given more offensive tasks, so a slight deficit in defense was almost enough.

However, because of the significance of this Champions League group stage against Juventus and the outstanding strength of the opponent, Gao Zheng naturally can't drop the chain when defending.

So even if he doesn't adapt to it, he can only work hard to make up lessons in training and try to catch up with the rhythm of his teammates, so as not to become Juventus's "escape exit" when his teammates besiege the Juventus players.

Cerch just got the ball and was about to turn around, but he was knocked down by Gao Zheng rushing up from behind, and he fell to pieces.

"That's right! That's it! Well done, I love you, high! ”

Simeone's shouting from the sidelines made everyone laugh.

So Cherci, who was lying on the ground, couldn't get out even if he was on fire - the famous football manager game demon who debuted in Rome had too many injuries in the early stage, which caused his career to not go well. Multiple injuries have also made him sensitive to physical confrontations.

Such a real collision in training made him more uncomfortable than Gao Zheng, but the head coach praised Gao Zheng so much, as long as he was not stupid, he knew that he couldn't stand up and get angry at Gao Zheng at this time......

Just as he was about to get up on his own, Gao Zheng stretched out his hand to him and whispered in Italian, "Are you okay?" Sorry......"

Seeing Gao Zheng's appearance, Cherch hurriedly shook his head: "I'm fine, I'm fine......"

What else can I say?

It's all about the team......

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When Gao Zheng walked to the players' tunnel wearing an Atletico Madrid jersey, he saw Buffon.

So he took the initiative to walk up and greet Buffon: "Welcome to Calderón, Luigi." ”

A "this is my home" owner tone.

How could the experienced Buffon not hear the extraneous sounds?

He smiled: "It seems that you have adapted very well here, is the language okay?" ”

Buffon tried his best to respond to Gao Zheng in a relaxed tone, but also said that he was not stunned at all, and he did not have the mentality of being a guest. Asking about language is to put pressure on Gao Zheng, after all, when you come to a new place, the biggest obstacle is often language.

"It's okay to have simple daily communication, but Italian and Spanish still have something in common, both are Latin." Gao Zheng took advantage of the similarities between the two languages to downplay his adaptation, and also responded to Buffon's pressure.

He then said to Buffon in Spanish: "Good luck to you." ”

After saying that, he explained: "This means good luck to you, and I think in Calderón you really need a little good luck. ”

"That's right!" Buffon laughed heartily.

Gao Zheng also laughed.

Then the two hugged each other, separated from each other, and Gao Zheng returned to his queue.

As soon as he turned around, the expressions of both of them became solemn, and the relaxed smiles they had disappeared.

Buffon turned back to his team-mate Giorgio Chiellini and said: "You have to be very careful in the game and don't give him any chance. It's better not to foul and don't give him a free-kick......"

Chiellini nodded at first, and then asked a little strangely, "I didn't see you so nervous when I was in Italy......

"He's stronger than when he was in Italy." Buffon skimmed Gao Zheng's back and whispered. "This kid has made amazing progress."

Gao Zheng, who had his back to Buffon, was also frowning, he didn't hear what Buffon and Chiellini had to say, but he knew very well that the match would be difficult because Buffon was in good shape.

This old monster is really getting stronger and stronger.

Among Chinese fans, Buffon has a nickname called "Little General". When Buffon just debuted in Parma, he became the main goalkeeper of the Serie A team at the age of seventeen, and he was indeed a well-deserved "young player". However, at the age of 36, Buffon is still in excellent form.

In goalkeepers, a position that requires a lot of experience, the older you get, the more popular you are.

Thirty years old is considered to be the golden age.

But at the age of 36, it is incredible to be able to go 180 minutes without conceding a goal. The average player is retired at this age, and even a goalkeeper with a slightly longer professional life is difficult to maintain such a terrifying state at the age of thirty-six, but Buffon can, and not occasionally erupt, but always maintains this form.

The nickname "Youngster" is actually a compliment to Buffon's condition and seems to be "forever young".

There has always been a saying that being a substitute goalkeeper in two teams is the worst, one is Real Madrid and the other is Juventus.

Because the goalkeepers of these two teams were the best and most consistent goalkeepers in the world at that time, one was Igor Casillas and the other was Luigian Buffon.

It's just that Casillas, who is younger than Buffon now, is now the main player in Real Madrid, and last season in Real Madrid Casillas was reduced to the point where he could only start cup games, and he also made a very low-level mistake in the Champions League final.

But Gianluigi Buffon is still standing tall in front of Juventus' goal line, and no one can snatch the place of Juventus' main goalkeeper from him except when he is injured.

There are many young rookie goalkeepers in Italy who are known as "Buffon's successors", but they were all boiled to death by Buffon.

For example, Gao Zheng's familiar opponent in the Genoese derby, Perrin, the goalkeeper who was known as the "new Buffon" since his debut, has not yet reached the height of Buffon's youth, let alone the height of his current age......

In addition, there are Toldo, Amelia, Marchetti and Sirigu, all of whom have either retired or are in great poor form, and only Buffon seems to be able to beat time and be young forever.

In the face of such an old monster, even Gao Zheng had to cheer up his spirit.

This is Atletico Madrid's home stadium, and he doesn't want Gianluigi Buffon to come home with a record of 1,000 and 70 minutes without conceding a goal.