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Wang Yixing and Lu Bing felt that they hadn't played for a long time. Since Gao Zheng transferred to the La Liga team Atlético de Madrid, they had nothing to do.

But thanks to Atletico Madrid and Juventus being in the same group in the UEFA Champions League group stage, before Atletico Madrid's home game against Juventus, Lu Bing and Wang Yixing made a special trip to Turin to interview Juventus players. He wanted to hear what they thought 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, when interviewed by Lu Bing and Wang Yixing, Buffon, as the captain of Juventus, gave Gao Zheng a high evaluation.

"...Yes, I have been paying attention to him. He has performed very well since he went to La Liga, but I am not surprised by this, because I know his ability, and adapting to La Liga is not a problem at all. After all, he can break through. My goalkeeper!" 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 that year could be put into jokes.

Talking about the next Champions League group match with Atletico Madrid, Buffon also appeared confident: "Although it is an away game, we are confident of winning. We are very familiar with Gao from top to bottom. Although I personally admire his performance, but We will try our best to limit his performance. So please apologize to the Chinese fans, they may not see Gao's goals, ha!"

Buffon said half-jokingly.

But that just reflects his confidence and strength.

Juventus and Buffon have indeed performed very well this season.

The league has played five rounds so far, and Juventus has won all without conceding a goal.

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

Buffon himself has kept clean sheets for 980 minutes in all competitions this season.

For Atletico Madrid, Juventus are the top competitors in the Champions League group stage.

For Gao Zheng, Buffon, who is in good condition, is another formidable enemy.

Every time Gao Zheng and Juventus meet, everyone wants to talk about the "contradiction" between him and Buffon.

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

Buffon is in such a good state, and Gao Zheng is also in a good state. What kind of sparks will they collide with when they meet?

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"High! If you go up faster, don't be afraid of fouling! You just have to foul! Anyway, you are a striker and you are at the front. If you foul, you can't get a card. What are you afraid of? And don't worry, even if you get a card, I won't blame you either!"

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

Atletico Madrid is conducting tactical training against Juventus.

To put it bluntly, this set of tactics is...foul tactics.

Using frequent physical contact and fouls to interrupt Juventus' game rhythm, this tactic requires every player to devote himself to hand-to-hand combat.

Even Gao Zheng was no exception.

This is also something that Gao Zheng has to adapt to after moving to Atletico Madrid. Everything else is easy to say, but this Gao Zheng is a little slow to adapt.

In previous games, he was given more of an offensive role, so it was almost as good as being a little bit defensively.

But this Champions League group match against Juventus is of great significance and the opponent's strength is outstanding, Gao Zheng naturally cannot lose the chain when defending.

So even if he doesn't adapt anymore, he can only work hard to make up lessons during training, try to catch up with the rhythm of his teammates, so that when his teammates besiege Juventus players, his side becomes Juventus' "escape exit".

Just as Qierqi took the ball and was about to turn around, he was knocked down by Gao Zheng rushing up from behind, and fell completely.

"Yes! That's it! Well done, I love you, Kao!"

Simeone's yelling on the sidelines made everyone laugh.

So Chelsea, who was lying on the ground, couldn't get angry-this famous football manager game monster who made his debut in Rome suffered from too many injuries in the early stage, which caused his career development to not go smoothly. Multiple injuries also made him sensitive to physical confrontation.

He was more uncomfortable than Gao Zheng with such a real collision in training, but the head coach praised Gao Zheng so much. As long as he is not stupid, he knows that he can't stand up and get angry at Gao Zheng at this time...

Just when he was about to get up by himself, Gao Zheng stretched out his hand to him, and at the same time asked softly in Italian: "Are you okay? Sorry..."

Seeing Gao Zheng like this, Qierqi quickly 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 into the player tunnel wearing an Atletico Madrid jersey, he saw Buffon.

So he took the initiative to go up and greet Buffon: "Welcome to Calderon, Luigi."

A master's tone of "this is my home".

How can the experienced Buffon fail to hear the subtext here?

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

Buffon responded to Gao Zheng with a relaxed tone as much as possible, also expressing that he was completely unafraid and did not have the mentality of being a guest. Asking about the language is to put pressure on Gao Zheng. After all, when you come to a new place, the biggest obstacle is often the language.

"Simple daily communication is fine. Italian and Spanish still have similarities. They are both Latin-based." Gao Zheng used the similarities between the two languages ​​to understate his own adaptability, and also hit back at Bu Feng's pressure.

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

After finishing speaking, he explained: "This is the meaning of wishing you good luck. I think in Calderon, you really need a little luck."

"That's right!" Buffon laughed heartily.

Gao Zheng also laughed.

Afterwards, 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 serious, and the relaxed and freehand smiles before were gone.

Buffon turned around and said to his teammate Chiellini Xiaosheng: "In the game, you must be very careful and don't give him any chance. It's best not to foul as much as possible, don't give him a free kick..."

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

"He is stronger than when he was in Italy." Buffon said in a low voice, looking at Gao Zheng's back. "This kid has made amazing progress."

Gao Zheng, who turned his back on Buffon, was also frowning. He didn't hear what Buffon and Chiellini explained, but he knew very well that this game would be very difficult because Buffon was in good condition.

This old monster is really getting stronger and stronger.

Among Chinese fans, Buffon has a nickname called "Little General". When Buffon just made his debut in Parma, he became the main goalkeeper of the Serie A team at the age of seventeen. He is indeed a well-deserved "young player". However, at the age of thirty-six, Buffon is still in excellent condition.

In the position of goalkeeper, which requires special experience, the older you are, the more popular you are.

Thirty is the golden age.

But at the age of 36, it is incredible to be able to keep a clean sheet for 180 minutes in a row. Most players have retired at this age. Even a goalkeeper with a slightly longer career life can hardly maintain such a terrifying state at the age of 36, but Buffon can, and it does not burst out occasionally, but always maintains this state steadily.

The nickname "Little General" is actually a compliment to Buffon's state that seems to be "perpetually young".

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

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

It’s just that Iker Casillas, who is younger than Buffon, has lost his main force in Real Madrid. Last season, Iker Casillas in Real Madrid was reduced to the point where he could only start the cup match. He also made a mistake in the Champions League final A very low-level mistake.

But Buffon still stands in front of Juventus' goal line. Except when he is injured, no one can take away the position of Juventus' main goalkeeper from him.

There are many young Italian rookie goalkeepers known as "Buffon's successors", but they were all killed by Buffon.

For example, Gao Zheng's familiar opponent Palin in the Genoa Derby, the goalkeeper who was hailed as the "new Buffon" since his debut, has not yet reached the height of Buffon when he was young, let alone the height of his current age. ...

In addition, there are Toldo, Amelia, Marchetti, and Siligu. These people have either retired or are in a far worse state. Only Buffon seems to be able to beat time and stay young forever.

Facing such an old monster, even Gao Zheng had to cheer up.

This is Atletico Madrid's home court, and he doesn't want Buffon to return triumphantly with a clean sheet in 1,070 minutes. (=easy to read novels)