Griezmann backs Juve to win Champions League and Buffon for Ballon d'Or

French international Antoine Griezmann believes Juventus will be triumphant over Real Madrid, allowing Buffon to pip Ronaldo and Messi to the Balon d'or who have dominated it in the past years.

Antoine Griezmann tipped Juventus to beat Real
Madrid in the Champions League final, while
endorsing Gianluigi Buffon for Ballon d'Or honours.
Italian giants Juventus will meet defending
European champions Madrid in the final in Cardiff
on June 3.
The Serie A titleholders have not won the
Champions League since 1995-96 but Atletico
Madrid star Griezmann believes Juve will reign
supreme at Millennium Stadium, allowing iconic
captain and goalkeeper Buffon to pip Cristiano
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the coveted individual
award.
"Juventus will win the Champions League and
therefore Gigi Buffon the Ballon d'Or," Griezmann
told Cadena Ser's El Larguero.
Runners-up last season and in 2014, Atletico
almost reached back-to-back finals but the capital
club were stopped in the semi-finals 4-2 on
aggregate by city rivals Madrid.
"[Finals] hurt more than semis. Because you think
you're going to raise the trophy, you make moves
with your people ... Then you lose and it's very
hard," Griezmann said.
Atletico also secured another season in the
Champions League, having claimed third position
in LaLiga.
"We did not win titles, which is what we wanted,"
Griezmann added. "We fulfilled an objective, third,
we did a great job. Pity about the semis."
Atletico close out their season at home to Athletic
Bilbao on Sunday.