• Gianluigi Buffon on Leicester: ‘You have everything to lose against them’ • Juve advanced to last eight after 3-0 aggregate win over Porto

The Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is worried about the possibility of the Italian giants being drawn to play Leicester in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Both clubs reached the last eight on Tuesday night, with Buffon’s Serie A-leading Bianconeri moving past Porto 3-0 on aggregate, while Leicester mounted a second-leg comeback to edge out Sevilla 3-2.

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are among the other heavyweights already through to the last eight but veteran Italy keeper Buffon, 39, wants to avoid last year’s surprise Premier League champions.

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“I would like to avoid Leicester City,” he told his club’s official website. “They’re a dangerous side, there’s a feelgood factor around the place and they have the ability to hurt you if you take the game to them. You have everything to lose against them.”

Juventus protected their 2-0 advantage from a trip to Portugal, bolstering the margin of victory thanks to a Paulo Dybala penalty, scored after Maxi Pereira was dismissed for handling the ball on the line. “Regardless of the first-leg result and the fact we had a man advantage too, we always stayed focused because if you switch off for even a moment you’re instantly made to pay,” Buffon added. “At the end of the second half, for example, Porto had three clear-cut goalscoring chances and that shows the level of the Champions League.

“We’ve made big strides, especially in terms of our self-belief. That was the target we set ourselves a few years ago, when we began our European journey. We wanted to be among the top eight and that’s our level. If you’re always in the mix with the best sides, sooner or later you end up winning the competition.”

Juventus have never faced Leicester in a competitive game, but the Turin side have drawn English sides Fulham - who memorably defeated them 5-4 on aggregate in the Europa League last 16 in 2010 – Manchester City and Chelsea – twice – in the last decade. The quarter-final draw takes place on Friday.