Goalkeeping great Gianluigi Buffon has named Anfield as one of his favourite stadiums.
Buffon, who is now on the books at PSG, has enjoyed a stellar career which has seen him play all over Europe — mostly for Juventus in a 17-year spell.
During an Instagram Q&A this week, a fan asked Buffon about his favourite footballing venues.
Buffon named three, with Ibrox and the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium also earning praise alongside Anfield.
“There are a lot of them,” he explained.
“Definitely Anfield, in Liverpool, that was one of the few stadiums — along with Rangers in Glasgow and Fenerbahce in Istanbul — where there was such commotion for the first 15-20 minutes that I had trouble concentrating.”
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Buffon was a spectator at Anfield when PSG lost there in the Champions League last month. The 40-year-old was serving a three-match ban following his red card in last season’s quarter-final defeat by Real Madrid.
But he did lineup against the Reds at their Merseyside home in April 2005 when goals from Sami Hyypia and Luis Garcia saw off Juventus 2-1.
Buffon played at Ibrox twice during his early career with Parma.
A 1-1 draw helped the Italian side progress past Rangers in the UEFA Cup in 1998, but a 2-0 defeat in Glasgow the following year saw Buffon and Co beaten in a Champions League qualifier.
