Buffon: I'm not saying it wasn't a penalty, I'm saying it was doubtful Champions League - Real Madrid 1-3 Juventus Controversy continues

Juventus continue to pore over the decision to award Real Madrid an injury time penalty in their Champions League quarter final on Wednesday, although Gianluigi Buffon has moved to clarify that he hasn't said it wasn't a penalty, but merely that he thought it was doubtful.

The veteran goalkeeper sensationally lost his cool in the aftermath of the decision, being shown a red card for his repeated dissent in the direction of referee, Michael Oliver, despite the fact replays showed the English official had made the correct call.

"I'm not saying it wasn't a penalty, I'm just saying that it was doubtful," he explained in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Twenty seconds from the end of the match, an experienced referee who had already been in such high profile matches would, in my opinion, have made another decision.

"This isn't a situation where you can say it's a definite penalty."

Oliver has come under significant scrutiny in the days since the match, although UEFA publicly offered him their backing.

"He's a boy who will have a great career, he's just had some bad luck here," Buffon intimated.

"I think a young referee was sent to officiate an important match, although he's already well established and has shown his courage.

"Unfortunately, the boy was put in a situation that was too complex, too tangled and too big."

Buffon's red card was an unsavoury end to what has been a glittering career in the Champions League for the Italian stopper, although he doesn't regret showing his passion on the pitch.

"I don't have to fix anything because I'm a human being who shows passion," he admitted.

"I find ways of speaking, be they correct or incorrect.

"Sometimes I'm excessive, but that's Gigi Buffon."