AS Monaco
vs
Juventus Turin
Kick-off
18:45 GMT
03 May 2017
As the UEFA Champions League draws ever closer to its highly-anticipated finale, the match between Monaco and Juventus signals the start of the competition’s semi-final clashes and both teams will be desperate to get a strong advantage going into the second-leg. Juventus travel to France to pick up a good result heading into the second-leg in Turin next week as both sides will be playing for a place in the final against either Atletico or Real Madrid, an exciting prospect.
Juventus and Monaco met in the Champions League back in 2015 in the quarter-final of the season’s competition. The first leg ended with Juventus winning 1-0 and the second-leg ended 0-0 seeing the Italian giants through to the semi-final. The visitors will be hoping to recreate what happened just over 2 years ago.
It is vital for Monaco to use their home advantage in the first-leg to set-up the chance of them being able to progress in front of a daunting Juventus Stadium next Wednesday. With a fully available squad, Leonardo Jardim will be able to select his strongest side which he feels will have the greatest chance of taking a lead into a very tough second-leg. This will give them a huge boost heading into one of the biggest games in the cub’s recent history.
Latest matches: Juventus Turin
28.04.2017 | ![]() |
Atalanta Bergamasca | Juventus Turin | 1:1 | D |
23.04.2017 | ![]() |
Juventus Turin | Genoa FC | 4:0 | W |
19.04.2017 | ![]() |
FC Barcelona | Juventus Turin | 0:0 | D |
15.04.2017 | ![]() |
Pescara Calcio | Juventus Turin | 0:2 | W |
11.04.2017 | ![]() |
Juventus Turin | FC Barcelona | 3:0 | W |
Massimiliano Allegri’s side will be desperate to take a solid result back in front of their own fans for next week’s game and if they can keep a clean sheet, like they usually do, then they will definitely be in pole position. They only have 2 absences for the game as Marko Pjaca and Daniele Rugani both miss out through injury, the latter may prove to be quite a big miss for the Serie A leaders.
Latest matches: Juventus Turin
28.04.2017 | ![]() |
Atalanta Bergamasca | Juventus Turin | 1:1 | D |
23.04.2017 | ![]() |
Juventus Turin | Genoa FC | 4:0 | W |
19.04.2017 | ![]() |
FC Barcelona | Juventus Turin | 0:0 | D |
15.04.2017 | ![]() |
Pescara Calcio | Juventus Turin | 0:2 | W |
11.04.2017 | ![]() |
Juventus Turin | FC Barcelona | 3:0 | W |
With Europe’s best attacking side coming up against Europe’s best defensive side, it could be a high-scoring game but also has potential to be a 0-0 stalemate. The first 15 minutes of the match will be vital to see who is taking a foothold on the game, it could go either way but Juventus’ defensive solidarity should be too much for the hosts and I expect Juve to grab a goal against the run of play.
03 May 2017 - 18:45 GMT
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