Match ends, Juventus 1, Monaco 0.
Juventus 1-0 Monaco
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Juventus will take a narrow lead to Monaco for their Champions League last-eight second leg after Arturo Vidal's penalty split the sides in Turin.
Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco wasted a clear opening for the visitors before Carlos Tevez fluffed a volley for Juve.
Vidal, who had blazed over just before the break, then blasted home an emphatic penalty following Ricardo Carvalho's trip on Alvaro Morata.
Dimitar Berbatov headed just over but Monaco were mostly kept at bay.
Leonardo Jardim, the Principality side's manager, claimed that the result was a "big injustice" with the decisive spot-kick "inexistent".
| First goal is the sweetest |
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| Arturo Vidal scoring the tie's opening goal bodes well for Juventus. |
| Fifty-nine of the 80 teams who have won Champions League quarter-finals scored the tie's first goal. |
Repeated viewings suggested Carvalho tripped Morata fractionally outside the penalty area, but it would be hard to blame referee Pavel Kralovec on such a marginal call.
Juventus might also have argued that as the last defender, Carvalho was fortunate to see only yellow for the foul.
Monaco had enough chances to return home level, regardless of the official's decision.
In the first 10 minutes Ferreira-Carrasco was put through by Anthony Martial but contrived to shot straight at Gianluigi Buffon with space yawning on either side of the Juventus goalkeeper.
Likewise, Buffon would have been helpless had Berbatov kept his late header down and the Italy keeper had to be alert to turn over the impressive Geoffrey Kondogbia's stinging drive.
However, Juventus also missed chances to build a bigger advantage with Vidal, Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata all wasteful in front of goal.
Monaco have conceded only eight goals in their nine Champions League matches so far this season, but they will need more than stout defence to wrest the tie back in their favour when the teams meet again on 22 April.
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri: "It was a good result. Not conceding a goal at home gives us a small advantage. Monaco are a very-well organised team."
Line-ups
Juventus
- 1Buffon
- 26Lichtsteiner
- 19Bonucci
- 3Chiellini
- 33Evra
- 8Marchisio
- 21PirloSubstituted forBarzagliat 74'minutes
- 23Vidal
- 37PereyraSubstituted forSturaroat 87'minutes
- 9MorataSubstituted forMatriat 83'minutes
- 10Tévez
Substitutes
- 7Pepe
- 14Llorente
- 15Barzagli
- 20Padoin
- 27Sturaro
- 30Storari
- 32Matri
Monaco
- 1Subasic
- 24RaggiSubstituted forBerbatovat 71'minutes
- 6CarvalhoBooked at 55mins
- 5Abdennour
- 3Kurzawa
- 2Fabinho
- 22Kondogbia
- 7DirarSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 51'minutes
- 8João Moutinho
- 17Ferreira-Carrasco
- 23MartialSubstituted forde Carvalhoat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Berbatov
- 12de Carvalho
- 13Fortuna dos Santos
- 15Bernardo Silva
- 16Stekelenburg
- 18Germain
- 21Echiéjilé
- Referee:
- Pavel Kralovec
- Attendance:
- 40,801
Match Stats
Home TeamJuventusAway TeamMonaco
- Possession
- Home64%
- Away36%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away15
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Monaco 0.
Offside, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli tries a through ball, but Alessandro Matri is caught offside.
Alessandro Matri (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Monaco).
Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Tévez.
Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Stefano Sturaro replaces Roberto Pereyra.
Substitution
Substitution, Monaco. Matheus Carvalho replaces Anthony Martial.
Attempt missed. Carlos Tévez (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Alessandro Matri replaces Álvaro Morata.
Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Fabinho.
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt missed. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
Substitution
Substitution, Monaco. Dimitar Berbatov replaces Andrea Raggi.
Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Monaco).
Attempt missed. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Juventus).
Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Arturo Vidal (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
