The Juve captain has experienced final heartache twice in the competition, most recently against Barcelona back in 2015
Gianluigi Buffon is once again in touching distance of his "dream" after Juventus reached a second Champions League final in three years.
Buffon has lost two European finals with Juve, in 2003 and 2015, but the Italy great will get a third bite at the cherry after the Serie A champions beat Monaco 4-1 on aggregate after a 2-1 win at Juventus Stadium on Tuesday.
Juve reached the 1998 final after beating the Ligue 1 club before losing to Real Madrid, and Los Blancos - 3-0 up over Atletico in the other semi-final - are likely opponents in Cardiff.