Gianluigi Buffon handed three game ban for red card in Champions League quarter-final

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been suspended for three games by UEFA in the wake of his red card and behaviour during Juventus' Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

Gianluigi Buffon handed three game ban for red card in Champions League quarter-final

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been suspended for three games by UEFA in the wake of his red card and behaviour during Juventus' Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

Buffon was sent off in the second leg of the tie after protesting to referee Michael Oliver about the Englishman's decision to award a stoppage-time penalty against the Italian side, which led to Real's winning goal.

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