Andrea Barzagli has won the World Cup, the Bundesliga and six straight Scudettos. Lifting the European Cup would complete a truly remarkable career
By Chris Weir for The Gentleman Ultra, part of the Guardian Sport Network
Of all the injustices that the 1980s inflicted, perhaps the worst was reserved for Andrew Ridgeley. He was in one of the world’s most successful bands but, beneath the shoulder pads and hairspray, the Wham star faced an inescapable reality: no matter how bouffant his hair or how skilfully he slapped the guitar strung around his waist, the plaudits were always going to go to another man.
As Andrea Barzagli takes to the pitch at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday night, he will know Ridgeley felt. The Juventus defender has made a habit of eluding the plaudits throughout his startlingly consistent career and the Champions League final will be no different. He will be in the shadows as Giorgio Chiellini, Leanardo Bonucci and Gianluigi Buffon reap praise from the adoring crowds.
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