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Kyle Newbould

Gianluigi Buffon reveals why Manchester United are part of the 'biggest regret' of his career

Gianluigi Buffon has singled out Manchester United's 2019 Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain as the "biggest regret" of his career.

United flew to Paris in March of that year with a two-goal deficit to make up, having been beaten 2-0 by a scintillating PSG side in the first leg of their last-16 tie. The Reds were handed little to no chance of progressing into the last-eight, but turned the tie on its head to win 3-1, going through on away goals.

Romelu Lukaku netted twice for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, but a Juan Bernat goal had the French side going through as the 90-minute mark passed. But when Diogo Dalot's speculative shot struck Presnel Kimpembe on the arm, VAR sent the referee to the monitor and United were awarded a 94th-minute penalty.

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Marcus Rashford struck the penalty beyond the experienced Buffon to send the Reds into the next round and dump PSG out early once again - an evening legendary Italian goalkeeper Buffon will never forget.

“We threw it away,” he said on Bobo TV. “They played in Paris with children. There was [David] De Gea, Lukaku and Rashford but the others were young.

“We made a mess, mentally. Probably the biggest regret of my career. We were very strong, a mega team.”

For all the glory of that night in Paris, United failed to go any further than the quarter-finals after falling to a 4-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Barcelona. PSG, meanwhile, are yet to complete their main objective of European glory since being bought by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011.

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