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Gianluigi Buffon: 'I Suffered in Silence' over 'Injustice' of Real Madrid Red

Gianluigi Buffon has said his UEFA Champions League red card against Real Madrid last season "remains an injustice" and that he "suffered in silence" while serving his three-match ban.

Buffon was sent off in the final minutes of Juventus' quarter-final against Real Madrid after he furiously protested referee Michael Oliver's award of a penalty to Los Blancos. While the Italian is now with Paris Saint-Germain, he is evidently not over the red card.

Per Football Italia, the goalkeeper spoke after making his first Champions League appearance with PSG on Tuesday, saying: "I'd missed this competition very much.