Flashback to 2003 Champions League final as Shevchenko coolly puts penalty past Buffon in charity match

Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko took part in a charity match in Ljubljana on Sept. 15, organized at the initiative of UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, to raise funds for Slovenia, which has been hit by flooding.

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In addition to Shevchenko, the match featured such world football stars as Luis Figo, Paolo Maldini, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gianluigi Buffon, Javier Zanetti, Clarence Seedorf, and others.

Drawing opposing sides for the charity fixture, Shevchenko was pitted against Buffon once more.

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Having just announced his retirement from the game in early August at the age of 45, Gianluigi Buffon's storied career was given a fittingly nostalgic send-off against his 2003 Champions League final conqueror.

In the 21st minute, the Ukrainian coolly dispatched a penalty with a cunning Panenka technique, deceiving the goalkeeper.

The goal, reminiscent of the 2003 Champions League final between Milan and Juventus, when Shevchenko scored the winning goal in a penalty shootout against Buffon, brought warm embraces between the two legendary players.

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Shevchenko in the 2003 Champions League final was playing for AC Milan, while Buffon was playing for Juventus.

After Shevchenko's goal, Ibrahimovic equalized. As a result, the charity match ended in a 1-1 draw.

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