AS Monaco vs Juventus, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals
· 1st LegGonzalo 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 Timeline
- 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
 JUV |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 16,762
Line-Ups
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  |
| 27 | Thomas Lemar |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
| 29 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao |
Juventus (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 23 | Dani Alves |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 17 | Mario Mandzukic |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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