Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has backed Gianluigi Buffon to prove he remains the best goalkeeper in the world despite two costly mistakes in recent matches.
Buffon presented Vitolo with a simple finish when he completely missed an interception during Italy s 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Spain on October 6.
The Juve captain fared little better on his return to club action on Saturday, as he allowed Jakub Jankto s shot to squeeze beneath his grasp to give Udinese the lead, before Paulo Dybala s double rescued a victory.
Pjanic, however, says the 38-year-old will produce his very best form when Juve take on Lyon in Tuesday s Champions League Group H encounter.
Buffon is our captain. I don t think he s having a bad spell, Pjanic told a news conference. He s still the world s number one.
In a career, there are high points and low points that s normal. But Buffon is playing and talking with us as normal so I don t think there s anything to say.
He ll make the difference and prove he is the world s best.
Pjanic, who spent three years with Lyon before moving to Serie A with Roma in 2011, expects a difficult test at Stade de Lyon despite the home side having lost three of their last four matches.
It s true that Lyon have had a tough period, but I know the players, the coach and how things are here, and usually these difficult times don t last very long, said the 2
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That means it s a very difficult game for us. We have to give our best to qualify for the knockout stage.
Nabil Fekir and Alexandre Lacazette can cause problems for a lot of teams, but we ll do our best to be more dangerous than they are.
