UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs AS Monaco, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Juventus win 4-1 on aggregate
Juventus
  • 33': Mario Mandzukic
  • 44': Dani Alves
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Juventus win 4-1 on aggregate
AS Monaco
  • 69': Kylian Mbappé

Dani Alves nets stunner as Juventus beat Monaco to reach UCL final

Juventus reached their second Champions League final in three seasons after a 2-1 win at home to Monaco.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Offside, Monaco. Andrea Raggi tries a through ball, but Falcao is caught offside.
  • 1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 5': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
  • 5': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
  • 7': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 7': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
  • 10': Delay in match Sami Khedira (Juventus) because of an injury.
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Substitution, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio replaces Sami Khedira because of an injury.
  • 11': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
  • 11': Jemerson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic with a headed pass.
  • 16': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Juventus).
  • 16': Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
  • 17': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Claudio Marchisio (Juventus).
  • 22': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
  • 22': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a through ball.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a through ball.
  • 28': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Andrea Raggi.
  • 30': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
  • 31': Offside, Monaco. Andrea Raggi tries a through ball, but Kamil Glik is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andrea Barzagli.
  • 32': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 32': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Juventus 1, Monaco 0. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 36': Offside, Juventus. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic with a through ball.
  • 39': Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
  • 40': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
  • 40': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Falcao (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Claudio Marchisio (Juventus).
  • 41': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Moutinho following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves.
  • 44': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
  • 44': Goal! Juventus 2, Monaco 0. Dani Alves (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
  • 45'+1': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 2, Monaco 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 2, Monaco 0.
  • 46': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
  • 49': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
  • 49': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
  • 51': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
  • 51': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Paulo Dybala.
  • 54': Substitution, Monaco. Fabinho replaces Benjamin Mendy.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a through ball.
  • 55': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jemerson.
  • 56': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
  • 58': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
  • 60': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
  • 60': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 63': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a through ball.
  • 67': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
  • 68': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dani Alves.
  • 69': Goal! Juventus 2, Monaco 1. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Thomas Lemar replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
  • 70': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 70': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 71': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
  • 73': Delay in match Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) because of an injury.
  • 73': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
  • 75': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 77': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
  • 77': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
  • 79': Offside, Juventus. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 82': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
  • 82': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
  • 84': Hand ball by João Moutinho (Monaco).
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Medhi Benatia replaces Andrea Barzagli because of an injury.
  • 87': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Valère Germain (Monaco).
  • 88': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
  • 88': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by João Moutinho.
  • 90'+1': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andrea Raggi (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Monaco 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Juventus 2, Monaco 1.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
48.3 Possession 51.7
11 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
325 Accurate Passes 350
385 Passes 421
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
25 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 63
25 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
26 Effective Clearances 26
26 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,244

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
19 Leonardo Bonucci Yellow Card
3 Giorgio Chiellini
15 Andrea Barzagli
6 Sami Khedira
5 Miralem Pjanic
12 Alex Sandro
23 Dani Alves
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
17 Mario Mandzukic
21 Paulo Dybala
Juventus Substitutes:
Neto, Claudio Marchisio, Medhi Benatia, Tomás Rincón, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Kwadwo Asamoah, Juan Cuadrado.

MON AS Monaco (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Danijel Subasic (GK)
25 Kamil Glik
5 Jemerson
24 Andrea Raggi
14 Tiemoué Bakayoko
8 João Moutinho
10 Bernardo Silva
23 Benjamin Mendy Yellow Card
19 Djibril Sidibé
29 Kylian Mbappé
9 Radamel Falcao Yellow Card
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Morgan De Sanctis, Abdou Diallo, Fabinho, Valère Germain, Thomas Lemar, Guido Carrillo, Jorge.

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