Paul Pogba was one of few Juventus players that comforted a bereft Andrea Pirlo at the Stadio Olympico in 2015.
Barcelona had just defeated Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final, with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez proving too brilliant in Berlin, and Pogba, just 22 years old, had the confidence and maturity to approach Pirlo. Both players were crestfallen, but that was Pirlo's last opportunity on domestic football's biggest stage while Pogba thought it was the first of many for himself.
Pogba left Manchester United on a free transfer in 2012 and three years later he was playing in a Champions League final. His decision to relocate to Turin had already been vindicated in his mind before that final in Berlin, but that season added more weight behind his decision. Juventus made the Champions League final while United had no European football for the first time since 1990.
