Andrea Pirlo admits the perfect end to his time at Juventus would be to win the Champions League with the Bianconeri.

Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, Pirlo expressed his desire to continue playing but confirmed Juventus would be his last Italian team.

“Ending my Juventus story by winning the Champions League would be a dream come true.” He said ahead of Juve’s semi-final clash with Real Madrid.

“But I won’t stop playing, I’ll go on as long as I have the same great desire to keep training every day.

“Winning this tournament would admittedly be the best way to close [my Juve career]. But I wouldn’t go to another Italian team.

“Juventus will be my last Serie A team, whatever happens. MLS could be an idea, but for the moment I don’t have anything, Juve are the only thing on my mind.

“Anyway let’s start by winning the Champions League, everything else comes later…

“Real are the greatest club in the world and the most prestigious, but we have a 50 per cent chance of beating them.

“We have gained a lot of maturity in these few years. Our international experience was beneficial for the team in general.

“In the three seasons under [Antonio] Conte we were still short of something, perhaps we weren’t ready.

“This year, we have gradually developed the confidence that we could hold our own against anyone.

“We play some good football, with no fear or reverential nervousness. Yes, against Real we’ll play on an equal footing until the end.

“They are a phenomenal team, stacked with incredible champions, Ronaldo above all others – he scores two-three goals per game, so come to your own conclusions about him.

“But we don’t need a miracle. I’ll say this again, it can be done. We’ll have to be careful, but especially we need to be bold.

The maestro was asked whether he expected Juventus to continue their success following the departure of Antonio Conte last summer.

“I was not surprised. When we kicked off the season we looked each other in the eyes and we all wanted to show how strong our team was.

“We wanted to prove we were real champions and simultaneously we wished to vindicate the club’s choice in terms of their new Coach.

“As for Conte’s statements that you can’t win a Champions League with an Italian club, everyone has his opinions and I respect that. He made his own decisions. In any case we’re hoping to win.

“The players I like the most? Xavi and Iniesta, who have sublime quality and they only think about the team. My greatest idol? Roberto Baggio.

“Carlos Tevez? He’s an extraordinary player, we’re privileged to have him with us and I hope he’ll stay with us next year too.”