Juventus vs AS Monaco, 2014-15 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegJuventus beat Monaco in Champions League through Arturo Vidal penalty
Juventus will take a slender lead to Monaco next week after Arturo Vidal scored the only goal of the Champions League quarterfinal first leg.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrice Evra with a cross.
- 5': Offside, Juventus. Andrea Pirlo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt saved. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrice Evra.
- 7': Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
- 8': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 10': Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 11': Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Raggi.
- 11': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
- 15': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 17': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
- 18': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco.
- 21': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
- 21': Roberto Pereyra (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
- 25': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 26': Attempt saved. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Marchisio with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
- 27': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
- 29': Foul by Andrea Pirlo (Juventus).
- 29': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 31': Attempt missed. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 32': Attempt missed. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 33': Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Monaco).
- 33': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
- 33': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
- 34': Roberto Pereyra (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
- 37': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Patrice Evra (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 41': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 42': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
- 42': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Tévez with a through ball.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Monaco 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Monaco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Monaco 0.
- 46': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
- 46': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 48': Attempt missed. Andrea Raggi (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Delay in match Nabil Dirar (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Tévez.
- 51': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
- 51': Substitution, Monaco. Bernardo Silva replaces Nabil Dirar because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
- 54': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco following a fast break.
- 54': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
- 54': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Penalty Juventus. Álvaro Morata draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Juventus 1, Monaco 0. Arturo Vidal (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 58': Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
- 63': Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 63': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
- 65': Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
- 67': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 68': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
- 68': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 70': Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Monaco).
- 70': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Monaco. Dimitar Berbatov replaces Andrea Raggi.
- 72': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Andrea Pirlo.
- 78': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
- 78': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 82': Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Alessandro Matri replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 83': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
- 84': Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
- 85': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
- 86': Attempt missed. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a headed pass following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Monaco. Matheus Carvalho replaces Anthony Martial.
- 87': Substitution, Juventus. Stefano Sturaro replaces Roberto Pereyra.
- 88': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
- 88': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Tévez.
- 90'+2': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+3': Alessandro Matri (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Monaco).
- 90'+3': Offside, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli tries a through ball, but Alessandro Matri is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Monaco 0.
Statistics
 MON |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 36.5 | Possession | 63.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 343 | Passes | 606 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 24 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,801
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,801
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 33 | Patrice Evra |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| 10 | Carlos Tevez |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danijel Subasic (GK) |
| 5 | Aymen Abdennour |
| 6 | Ricardo Carvalho  |
| 3 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 24 | Andrea Raggi |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 22 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 2 | Fabinho |
| 23 | Anthony Martial |
| 17 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 7 | Nabil Dirar |
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