Gianluigi Buffon’s incredibly classy message to Leicester City will make you love him even more

Welcome to Europe.

Leicester City are headed for the Champions League and who better to greet them at the gates than a man who has featured in the competition over 100 times. Gianluigi Buffon extended one of his famous hands to welcome Claudio Ranieri and his miracle side to Europe after the weekend's results confirmed their place amongst the continent's big boys. A loss for Manchester United and another win for Leicester put the table-toppers 19 points clear of fifth place United who only have six games remaining. Leicester - who survived in the Premier League with an astounding run at the end of last season - have qualified for the Champions League. At least. Imagine predicting that at the start of the season. Because none of us gave them a hope. Four of us predicted them to be relegated. Their fans? Well, they didn't hold out much hope for the post Pearson era either. https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/620629826303598592 https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/620643314472230912 But Leicester have done what only nine other Premier League clubs have managed to do in this century by confirming their finishing spot in the top four. And what a message their manager and club were sent by Gianluigi Buffon. https://twitter.com/gianluigibuffon/status/719495756407828481