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64% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and 36% Ball Possession AS MONACO
Juventus 1 – 0 AS Monaco
57′ Arturo Vidal (pen)
It’s the Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg. Juventus are unbeaten at the Juventus Stadium against French teams having 10 wins and 2 draws. Previous stat Juventus and Monaco played the 1997-98 Champions League Semifinal with Juventus winning the first leg with a 4-1 and losing the second leg with a 3-2.
Juventus starting with a fast pace and in the 7th minute there is the attempt to score. It is forward Carlos Tevez to challenge AS Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic with a right footed shot…too bad it was saved in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Patrice Evra.
First half ending with a 0-0.
Ok, guys, here we go…. Juventus taking the lead in the 57th minute!!! Referee Pavel Královec giving a penalty to Juventus conceded by AS Monaco midfielder Ricardo Carvalho after a foul on forward Alvaro Morata. Taking the penalty spot is midfielder Arturo Vidal, and guess what???? What!… Well, my friends, I am just jumping out of joy because Vidal converts the penalty with a right footed shot defeating AS Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic
in the top left corner! UEPAAAAAAAAAA
AS Monaco attempting to strength the attack by substituting defender Andrea Raggi with forward Dimitar Berbatov in the 71st minute.
Juventus making a substitution in the 74th minute replacing midfielder Andrea Pirlo to bring defender Andrea Barzagli
Coach Massimiliano Allegri making the second substitution in the 83rd minute by replacing forward Alvaro Morata to bring forward Alessandro Matri.
Last substitution for Juventus in the 87th minute with midfielder Stefano Sturaro replacing midfielder Roberto Pereyra.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Tévez, Morata.
Here is AS MONACO official starting lineup by coach Leonardo Jardim:
AS MONACO (4-3-3): Subašić; Raggi, Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Ferreira Carrasco, Martial, Dirar.
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Juventus starting lineup against AS Monaco
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UEFA Champions League Round Quarterfinals, First Leg
Juventus 1 – 0 AS Monaco
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Juventus Stadium
Turin, Italy
20:45CET
Referee | Pavel Královec (CZE) |
Assistant referee | Roman Slyško (SVK) , Martin Wilczek (CZE) |
Additional assistant referee | Radek Příhoda (CZE) , Michal Paták (CZE) |
Fourth official | Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE) |
UEFA Delegate | Benny Jacobsen (DEN) |
UEFA Referee observer | Vítor Melo Pereira (POR) |
Goals: 57′ Arturo Vidal (pen)(J)
Official formations – lineups:
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Tévez, Morata.
Subs: Storari, Barzagli, Pepe, Padoin, Sturaro, Llorente, Matri.
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.
AS MONACO (4-3-3): Subašić; Raggi, Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Ferreira Carrasco, Martial, Dirar.
Subs: Stekelenburg, Wallace, Elderson, M. Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Berbatov, Germain.
Coch: Leonardo Jardim.
Match Stats
Juventus | Match Stats | AS Monaco |
1 | Goals | 0 |
13 (5) | Shots (on goal) | 16 (4) |
7 | Fouls | 15 |
6 | Corner kicks | 7 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
64% | Ball Possession | 36% |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Saves | 4 |