Juventus vs. Monaco | Champions League Preview

Monaco are to visit Juventus in the second leg of the semi-finals in The Champions League. The first match finished with a 2-0 victory for the Italian club, which gives Juventus a serious advantage. Moreover, The Old Lady has never been knocked out of the competition by a French team.

Massimiliano Allegri is going to play with more pragmatic tactics, which is nothing unusual for the Italian teams. The manager will play almost the same team. The only change will be Sami Khedira, who will replace Claudio Marchisio. The German international midfielder was suspended for the first leg, but he will now be able to take part in the match. Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci are a yellow card away from a ban, which can make them miss the final match.

The Monegasques have almost won the French Ligue 1, 2 rounds before the end of the competition. They have nothing to lose and will give their best to find a place in the final game.

The Facts:

Juventus have knocked out of the competitions all their French opponents so far – 11 of 11!

The Italian team has played against French teams in the semi-finals on 4 occasions. All these times they have found a place in the final.

Juventus have still not conceded a goal in The Champions League’s eliminations round! In addition, The White and Blacks have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their last 9 home games in The Champions League.

The Old Lady has conceded 2 or more goals at home in only 2 of their last 56 matches at The Juventus Stadium. However, Monaco have scored 3 or more goals in 27 matches this campaign.

In conclusion, Monaco showed many solid performances in The Champions League this campaign, but I think that Juventus are too good for The Monegasques and the Italian club will surely find a place in the final game!

Possible Starting XI:

Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon; Dani Alves, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli; Miralem Pjanic, Sami Khedira, Alex Sandro, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic; Gonzalo Higuain.

Monaco: Danijel Subasic; Djibril Sidibe, Kamil Glik, Jemerson; Nabil Dirar, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Thomas Lemar, Fabinho; Bernardo Silva; Kylian Mbappe, Radamel Falcao.