UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Juventus WWDWD 2
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AS Monaco WWWLW 0
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1st Leg · Stade Louis II · 16,762 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

JUV leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

MON · 4-4-2

  1. 1Danijel SubasicG
  2. 5JemersonCD-L
  3. 25Kamil GlikCD-R
  4. 19Djibril SidibéLB
  5. 7Nabil DirarRB
  6. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  7. 2FabinhoCM-R
  8. 27Thomas LemarLM
  9. 10Bernardo SilvaRM
  10. 29Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-R

JUV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 19Leonardo BonucciCD
  3. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  4. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  5. 8Claudio MarchisioCM-L
  6. 5Miralem PjanicCM-R
  7. 12Alex SandroLM
  8. 23Dani AlvesRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 17Mario MandzukicCF-L
  11. 21Paulo DybalaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 37' Fabinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Claudio Marchisio (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 66' Substitution, Monaco. João Moutinho replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
  7. 67' Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Thomas Lemar.
  8. 69' Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  10. 81' Substitution, Juventus. Tomás Rincón replaces Claudio Marchisio.
  11. 81' Substitution, Monaco. Almamy Touré replaces Bernardo Silva.
  12. 89' Substitution, Juventus. Mario Lemina replaces Miralem Pjanic.

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