The oldest players to have played in Champions League final

Gianluigi Buffon will be the seventh-oldest player to play in a Champions League final

With his appearance for Juventus against Barcelona tonight, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will go down the history books of the UEFA Champions League as he would become the seventh-oldest player to feature in a final. Aged 37 years and 129 days, the Juventus shot-stopper will be the third Italian in the list of the seven oldest players.

The oldest player to have featured in a Champions League final is Dino Zoff, who was 41 years and 86 days when Juventus lost to Hamburg in 1983. Interestingly, Zoff is also the oldest World Cup winner in the history of the tournament, having lifted the prestigious trophy back in 1982 while leading the Italian national team as their skipper.

Buffon is also one of the few successful players to have never lifted the Champions League trophy, and that is something the Italian goalkeeper would want to change.

Player	Position	Club	Nation	Final	Age
Dino Zoff	Goalkeeper	Juventus	Italy	1982/83	41 years 86 days
Edwin van der Sar	Goalkeeper	Manchester United	Netherlands	2010/11	40 years 211 days
Paolo Maldini	Defender	AC Milan	Italy	2006/07	38 years 331 days
Lothar Matthäus	Defender	Bayern Munchen	Germany	1998/99	38 years 66 days
Alfredo di Stefano	Forward	Real Madrid	Argentina/Spain	1963/64	37 years 328 days
Ryan Giggs	Winger	Manchester United	Wales	2010/11	37 years 180 days
Gianluigi Buffon	Goalkeeper	Juventus	Italy	2014/15	37 years 129 days