Full time: Juventus 2-1 Monaco The referee blows his final whistle, Juventus are through to the final with a 4-1 aggregate win over Monaco 89' A Pjanic free kick strikes the wall and goes out for a corner. 85' The final and third substitution for Juve. Morocco defender Benatia replaces Barzagli. 80' Higuain is found unmarked but his mis-hit bicycle kick goes poorly wide. 78' The third and final substitution for Monaco. 74' Juve defender Bonucci is booked. Bakayoko is replaced with Valere Germain. 70' Monaco make another substitution. Thomas Lemar replaces Bernando Silva. 69' Mbappe make amends, slotting into an empty net following a cross from Moutinho. 69' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR MONACO!! 67' Mbappe is unlucky not to score!! His angled shot is blocked by the evergreen Buffon with the goal at his mercy. 65' Both sides take their foot off the gas pedal. 60' Juve are still in control. 55' Cuadrado almost scores with his first touch! He breaks clear after beating the offside trap but dithers on the ball, allowing a defender to track back and block his angled shot. 55' Monaco also make a substitution. Mendy is replaced with Fabinho. 54' Juventus make their second substitution. Dybala is replaced with Cuadrado. 51' Monaco's full-back Mendy receives a yellow card. 50' A shot by Moutinho goes wide. Monaco's attempts are tame now. 47' Monaco only target a consolation out of this game. Their defence is easily breached. The second half is underway The referee blows his halftime whistle 45' The impressive Dani Alves fires an unstoppable volley into the back of the net from the edge of the area after Subasic clears a cross into his path. 44' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR JUVE!!! 44' Another clear-cut chance wasted by Juve! This time it's Dybala who is also thwarted by Subasic in a one-on-one. 42' What a chance for Monaco!! Chiellini makes another great interception to clear a low cross at the far post with the goal gaping. 40' Monaco striker Falcao is booked for a tackle from behind on Chiellini. 37' Higuain's low shot from inside the area is saved by the keeper. Juve look likely to add to their advantage. 36' Huguain finds the net after a through pass from Alves but his goal is correctly disallowed for offside. 35' Monaco now need to score three goals to overturn the deficit. 33' Mandzukic opens the scoring on the second attempt after his initial header is parried by Subasic. He is fed by a pinpoint cross from Dani Alves, who was the best performer in the first leg. 33' GOOOOAAAAAAAL FOR JUVENTUS!! 32' Monaco whip in numerous crosses from the lively left flank. 31' Falcao is flagged for offside after having a shot blocked by Buffon from inside the area. 28' The third chance for Juve! Pjanic is denied by a great defensive interception after being played in by Dybala. 25' Monaco goalkeeper Subasic pulls off a great save to thwart another certain goal for Juve! His one-handed save denies a low shot from Mandzukic in a one-on-one. 22' Higuain squanders a golden opportunity to kill off Monaco's hopes! A defensive blunder allows him to break clear but his attempted chip is easily cleared by a defender. 19' Chiellini makes another great interception to clear an in-swinging cross from the left. 18' Chiellini clears another Monaco cross from the left. 15' Dybala's wayward shot goes wide as Juventus attempt to create openings. 13' Monaco ease off and Juventus gradually find their rhythm. 10' Juventus make an early unscripted substitution. Sami Khedira picks up an injury and is replaced with Claudio Marchisio. 9' Monaco are livelier in the early stages. 7' Falcao tries his luck from distance. His long-range shot goes just over the crossbar. 5' What a chance for Monaco!! Mbappe wastes a certain goal! A deflected shot finds him at the far post and his angled shot goes past Gianluigi Buffon and hits the post. 1' Monaco float in an early cross but it goes out for a goal kick. The match is underway Starting lineups: Monaco: Subasic - Glik, Jemerson, Sidibe, Raggi - Moutinho, Bakayoko, Silva, Dirar - Mbappe, Falcao Juventus: Buffon - Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini - Alex Sandro, Khedira, Pjanic, Dani Alves, Dybala, Mandzukic, Higuain.
19:30 Kylian Mbappe, 18 and one of the hottest properties in European football, has scored 18 goals in his last 20 competitive games, while Monaco feature other dangerous players including resurgent Colombian forward Radamel Falcao. 17:45 Monaco have never won a game in Italy in seven attempts while Juve's record against French teams will not give them much encouragement either - the Italians have won all previous 11 knockout ties against Ligue 1 opponents including Monaco themselves on two occasions. 16:00 It could clinch an unprecedented sixth straight Serie A title on Sunday when it visits closest challenger Roma. Juventus then meets Lazio in the Italian Cup final. 15:30 But Allegri guided the team to its first Champions League final in 12 years as well as back-to-back league and cup doubles and Juventus is now looking at a possible treble — and a first European title in more than two decades. 15:00 There was widespread anguish among Juventus fans in 2014 when Conte was replaced by Allegri, who had been fired by AC Milan just a few months previously. 14:30 "The fact also that we've gone through this period as an experience has led us today to being among the best clubs in Europe," added Marotta. 14:00 "We deservedly occupy a position of prominence in Europe," Juventus CEO Giuseppe Marotta said. "That's also the result of having an important international mentality.
13:00 The Italian champions, who host Monaco on Tuesday in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals after a 2-0 victory in the first match, are trying to reach their second final in three years.
12:30 Once again, Juventus is out to prove itself on the European stage.
Venue: Juventus Stadium (Torino) Referee: Björn Kuipers (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
