Juventus bring full strength squad to London

£60million-rated left-back Alex Sandro is also expected to start, and will no doubt be under the watchful eye of Chelsea scouts who are still keen to bring him to Stamford Bridge. 

Buffon is entering his final season with Juventus and opposite number Hugo Lloris has heaped praise on the Italy legend in the build up to the match.

Lloris said, 'there is something special and it’s difficult to describe it, but he’s a player who can inspire those around him.'

'When I was younger I was completely a fan. He’s the kind of player who can inspire you and when I was 15, 16, that kind of player and Iker Casillas as well, they both started so young and that was an inspiration for me. I wanted to start young as well and that’s what I did.

'After 16 seasons (at Juve) he shows he has the same ambition and motivation as in the past. To stay at the top at that age means you have to work harder than others and that’s why he’s the best. In terms of longevity, it’s amazing what he’s done.'

Christian Eriksen is looking forward to the heavyweight clash and is expecting a tough challenge in the middle of the park. The Dane said, 'they have had a number of different players and have changed coaches, but they have always managed to keep a certain stability and we can learn from it, because we are also on the right path in terms of stability.'

'Juventus have always been a top club. They had some bad years in the last decade but they bounced back and they are very strong again. It’s a good chance for us to test ourselves in the environment where we’ll be playing Champions League matches.'

Here is the full Juventus squad for the game against Tottenham at Wembley: 

Buffon, Alex Sandro, Asamoah, Barzagli, Benatia, Bentancur, Caligara, Chiellini, Coccolo, Cuadrado, Del Favero, De Sciglio, Douglas Costa, Dybala, Higuain, Kean, Khedira, Lemina, Lichtsteiner, Mandragora, Mandzukic, Marchisio, Pinsoglio, Pjanic, Sturaro.