UEFA Champions League

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

· 1st Leg
AS Monaco
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Juventus
    • 29': Gonzalo Higuaín
    • 59': Gonzalo Higuaín

    Gonzalo Higuain fires Juventus to victory at Monaco

    Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace as Juventus won 2-0 at Monaco in their Champions League semifinal first leg.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nabil Dirar.
    • 7': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dani Alves.
    • 12': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andrea Barzagli.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Jemerson (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 15': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Claudio Marchisio (Juventus).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Dirar with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil Dirar with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Falcao with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
    • 21': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
    • 24': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
    • 24': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nabil Dirar.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
    • 25': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves.
    • 29': Goal! Monaco 0, Juventus 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
    • 31': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
    • 32': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Dani Alves (Juventus).
    • 34': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
    • 35': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
    • 37': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
    • 37': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Fabinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
    • 40': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Hand ball by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 44': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
    • 44': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
    • 45': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Juventus 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Juventus 1.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 47': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
    • 47': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
    • 53': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Miralem Pjanic.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
    • 58': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Claudio Marchisio (Juventus).
    • 58': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Goal! Monaco 0, Juventus 2. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves.
    • 62': Delay in match Nabil Dirar (Monaco) because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 66': Substitution, Monaco. João Moutinho replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
    • 67': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Thomas Lemar.
    • 67': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 67': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
    • 69': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jemerson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 75': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
    • 77': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
    • 78': Hand ball by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
    • 79': Hand ball by Falcao (Monaco).
    • 81': Substitution, Juventus. Tomás Rincón replaces Claudio Marchisio.
    • 81': Substitution, Monaco. Almamy Touré replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Glik.
    • 82': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
    • 87': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Juventus).
    • 87': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Juventus. Mario Lemina replaces Miralem Pjanic.
    • 89': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
    • 89': Valère Germain (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Juventus 2.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Monaco 0, Juventus 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 2
    49.7 Possession 50.3
    10 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    368 Accurate Passes 366
    449 Passes 433
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 35
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    57 Long Balls 49
    36 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    0 Interceptions 0
    35 Effective Clearances 16
    35 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stade Louis-II
    Location: Monaco, France
    Attendance: 16,762

    Line-Ups

    MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Danijel Subasic (GK)
    5 Jemerson
    25 Kamil Glik
    19 Djibril Sidibé
    7 Nabil Dirar
    14 Tiemoué Bakayoko
    2 Fabinho Yellow Card
    27 Thomas Lemar
    10 Bernardo Silva
    29 Kylian Mbappé
    9 Radamel Falcao
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Valère Germain, João Moutinho, Jorge, Andrea Raggi, Almamy Touré, Irvin Cardona, Morgan De Sanctis.

    JUV Juventus (3-4-2-1)

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

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