CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RONALDO VS BUFFON

    we take a look at Gianluigi Buffon and Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League stats as Juventus prepare to take on Real Madrid.  When Juventus and Real Madrid battle it out for Champions League glory in Cardiff on Saturday, two all-time greats are likely to play a key role in the outcome. Gianluigi Buffon has been Juventus' number one goalkeeper since 2001 and is widely regarded as one of the game's true greats.

But facing him this weekend will be Cristiano Ronaldo – Madrid's undisputed star player and the Champions League's all-time leading goalscorer. The two have met on four previous occasions in Europe's elite club competition and Ronaldo has every reason to be confident heading into their latest encounter. The Portugal international has netted an impressive five goals past Buffon from 13 shots in total – a 38.5 per cent conversion rate. What is most extraordinary, however, is that Ronaldo's five goals have come from a mere six shots on target, meaning Buffon has saved just one effort. How do their overall Champions League figures measure up, though? Here we look at how the illustrious duo have fared on the biggest stage throughout their careers. GIANLUIGI BUFFON Games played - 107 Minutes played - 9750 Goals conceded - 97 Goals conceded per game - 0.91 Clean sheets - 47 Clean sheet percentage - 44 Games won - 50 Win rate - 47 per cent Buffon's clean-sheet record puts him level with Petr Cech in third on the all-time list of Champions League goalkeepers, with Iker Casillas topping the charts on 54 ahead of Edwin van der Sar on 50. It is interesting to note that this season has been the 39-year-old's best in terms of clean sheets, the veteran proving unbeatable in eight of his 11 outings. That's an improvement on his previous best of seven in 2004-05