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JUVENTUS - MONACO 1 - 0 Arturo Vidal (57' - Penalty) Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Juventus Set New Stadium Box Office Record In Monaco Tie Apr 14, 2015 Juventus have set a new record for matchday earnings at the box office from their Champions League quarter-final against Monaco. This is the second time that the Bianconeri have reached this stage of the competition since moving into their Juventus Stadium home. In 2013, they contested a Champions League quarter-final when they welcomed Bayern Munich in the second leg of their meeting but were beaten 4-0 on aggregate by the eventual winners. Against Monaco, every seat in the ground was filled with an official attendance of 40,801 with the club taking in €3,017,692 on a successful night all round for the club after Arturo Vidal’s penalty kick put them in the driving seat for qualification. The previous record for the club was held from the last round when they beat Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their last 16 tie.

JUVENTUS - MONACO 1 - 0 Arturo Vidal (57' - Penalty) Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Juve Win First Leg vs. Monaco, 1-0 Apr 14, 2015 Juventus took a crucial advantage in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Monaco on Tuesday evening, booking a 1-0 in the first leg of their encounter. ESPN FC confirmed the result for the Italian giants, which puts them in good stead for next week's return fixture on the French Riviera. As one of the competition's biggest remaining underdogs, Monaco may have been expected to bring a defensive and withdrawn approach to Turin, which is precisely how they lined up to begin with. However, that isn't to suggest the Ligue 1 giants wouldn't pose any sort of threat, with Goal.com's Robin Bairner confirming their method of putting bodies behind the ball: Robin Bairner @RBairner Only a minute into #Juventus - #Monaco and it's already clear that the visitors will get everyone behind the ball at every chance Leonardo Jardim appeared to have gotten his tactics spot on, as the Italian hosts proved susceptible to the quick break on numerous occasions. Kris Voakes of Goal.com agreed that the Bianconeri looked like the second-best outfit for much of Tuesday's first half, with Monaco carrying on their fine form in continental competition: Kris Voakes @krisvoakes #Juventus second best at the moment. Approach is flat, atmosphere is flat, #Monaco causing problems on every attack. While the Ligue 1 side may have struggled to maintain great passages of possession, it didn't dilute the quality of what unfolded when they did manage to find space on the ball. Bairner again highlighted just how strong Monaco looked in absorbing pressure before dishing it back in equal measure, just as they did at the Emirates Stadium earlier in this campaign: Robin Bairner @RBairner #Monaco proving every bit as good on the break as they did away to Arsenal. YFC misses great possibility after fine play from #Martial. The Juve support will undoubtedly feel it was long overdue, but as the clock ticked nearer to the half-time whistle, that's when the hosts finally begon to gain an edge through increased tempo. Just prior to the end of the opening 45 minutes, Arturo Vidal had the half's best possibility to score only to waste a fine opportunity carved open by Carlos Tevez. Fortunately for manager Massimiliano Allegri, that sway in momentum appeared to carry through half-time and into the second period, where Juve competed with a little more initiative. And it paid off in the 56th minute, as Ricardo Carvalho showed his age by committing a clumsy challenge on Alvaro Morata. Vidal was on hand to convert the resulting spot-kick from 12 yards out. Conceding first against top-tier Italian opposition is never an easy thing to come back from, and Allegri's men did their part to shield the advantage from there. As pointed out by The Sun on Twitter, stopping the Juventus metronome in midfield was a challenge the visiting side struggled to overcome as possession flowed in favour of the home outfit: The Sun - Football ✔ @TheSunFootball 67 mins: Juventus' three midfielders (Pirlo, Vidal and Marchisio) have completed more passes (163) than the entire Monaco team (158) In the end, Vidal's finish from 12 yards out proved to be the decider in what was a far more tender encounter than some might have envisioned, with Monaco far from out of semi-final contention. The two teams will meet again next Wednesday for the return fixture, but the French representatives will no longer have the convenience of being able to sit back and await their foes. An away goal may have made a great difference this evening and Jardim may rue his team's missed opportunities, although scoring against the Serie A titleholders would never be an easy feat. For now, the advantage sits firmly in favour of Juventus. But with only a single goal separating the two teams, this clash is only just begun. Player Grades Arturo Vidal: A- The Chile international may not yet be back to his best, but Vidal sprung back from a disappointing start Tuesday to finish as one of the match's most impressive performers. Once Juve's midfield tandem is in full swing, there aren't many evident ways to stop it. Vidal once again proved to be a versatile utility man capable of sitting or being the one to thrust forward and dish out the damage. Geoffrey Kondogbia: B+ Competing against a midfield like the one reigning supreme in Turin right now is an intimidating task, but French youngster Geoffrey Kondogbia showed glimpses of why he's so highly valued as a Ligue 1 prospect. Per WhoScored.com, Kondogbia won all four of his attempted tackles and managed to emerge as one of Monaco's main threats on goal. Gianluigi Buffon: A- The 37-year-old veteran is deserving of his praise in fending off Monaco's challenge all evening, having had to reject his fair SHARE of enemy advances. The Italian stalwart showed there's spring in his legs yet by making four saves and proving to be Juve's hero more times than Allegri may have been comfortable with. Post-Match Reaction Jardim and Allegri were at loggerheads over how they felt Tuesday's result should have looked, with each coach defending his team's efforts. Unsurprisingly, Juve boss Allegri enforced that his side deserved to claim the first-leg advantage, speaking to Sky Sport Italia (h/t Football Italia), and picked out the talismanic Andrea Pirlo as his key man: The result is good, as we didn’t concede on home turf and that is a small advantage. It will be different in Monaco, but they proved how organised they are in defence today with pace and technique in attack. They above all caused us problems in the first 15 minutes, as we waited for the pass between the lines rather than have the patience to wait for the right trajectory to open up. Pirlo had a good 70 minutes, which is excellent considering he hadn’t played for 50 days. Set plays can be decisive in these matches and I needed great quality on the passes to break through those tiny spaces, and in fact his pass was decisive for the penalty. Carlos Tevez had also been out for six days, so he too wasn’t quite as sharp as usual. The visiting manager wasn't in agreement with his Italian counterpart, however, and insisted Monaco should not have come away from Turin with a one-goal deficit. Jardim also looked ahead to the second leg, via Get French Football: Get French Football @GFN_France Leonardo Jardim, Monaco manager: "We came here to get a better result than this. We will have to show another side to ourselves next leg."

JUVENTUS - MONACO 1 - 0 Arturo Vidal (57' - Penalty) Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Juventus 1-0 Monaco: Bianconeri Take Narrow Lead To The Principality Apr 14, 2015 Juventus defeated Monaco 1-0 to secure a slender first-leg advantage in their Champions League quarter-final clash on Tuesday. A penalty just short of the hour mark from Arturo Vidal was all that separated the two sides, despite the Bianconeri having dominated possession for long spells of the contest. Juventus began on the front foot, with the returning Andrea Pirlo sweeping a delicious pass to the left edge of the penalty box into Alvaro Morata’s path, only for the Spaniard to squander the opportunity. The balance of power then briefly shifted in Monaco’s favour, as highly-rated forward Anthony Martial found Yannick Ferreira Carrasco free in the area, but his fellow attacker could only shoot straight at Gianluigi Buffon. Carrasco tried to atone for his miss when sending in a deflected effort, which was touched wide by the experienced 37-year-old to deny the Monegasque outfit an opening goal. It was time for Juve to step up a gear, which they duly did thanks to a period of possession leading to a wonderful chance for Carlos Tevez. Claudio Marchisio sent in a pinpoint delivery from the left, only for the Argentine to scuff his volley into the deck. Further attempts from Marchisio and the ever-industrious Arturo Vidal flew over the bar as Juventus continued to dominate, but they were almost caught out on the break again when Martial went shoulder-to-shoulder with Giorgio Chiellini. He beat the Italy international for pace, but Chiellini stuck with the promising 19-year-old and utilised his significant physical presence to see off the danger. On the stroke of half-time, a sublime through-ball with the outside of Tevez’s foot found Vidal in space, but he somehow managed to balloon his shot. Massimiliano Allegri’s men came out with all guns blazing at the start of the second period, and despite a scare when away substitute Bernardo Silva failed to beat Buffon at his near post following a swift counter-attack, it was the Serie A leaders who broke the deadlock. A fantastic floating long ball from Pirlo set Morata away on the chase and he was felled by Champions League-winning defender Ricardo Carvalho during the pursuit. The Portuguese centre-back clipped Morata’s heels just inside the box, thus handing the home team a golden chance to take the lead from the spot. Chilean midfielder Vidal stepped up confidently and smashed the ball into the top left-hand corner to put Juventus in front. Morata fired a whisker wide of the upright as Juve attempted to extend their lead, but it was yet another Monaco replacement who came closer still when Dimitar Berbatov directed his clever header just over the crossbar. It seemed the Bianconeri were happy to hold on to their one-goal advantage as they brought defender Andrea Barzagli on for the influential Pirlo, and so it proved when a scrappy climax to the game failed to bring about any further goals ahead of an intriguing second leg.

7 JUVENTUS - MONACO 1 - 0 Arturo Vidal (57' - Penalty) Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) CL: Juve squeeze past Monaco Apr 14, 2015 A contentious Arturo Vidal penalty gave Juventus the 1-0 Champions League quarter-final victory over Monaco. The decider will be in the Principality on April 22, where ASM have won only twice in the competition this season. The Bianconeri were the favourites on paper in this first leg quarter-final, but fresh from a shock defeat to Serie A bottom club Parma and facing a Monaco side that eliminated Arsenal with a 3-1 win in London. They’d scored only seven goals in their eight games so far, but conceded fewer than any other club in the Champions League this season. Andrea Pirlo made his first appearance in three weeks, but Paul Pogba was still sidelined and Andrea Barzagli only fit for the bench. The visitors missed Jeremy Toulalan and opted for Ricardo Carvalho and Anthony Martial rather than Wallace and Dimitar Berbatov. Carlos Tevez’s snapshot bounced right in front of the goalkeeper, but Danijel Subasic did well to calculate the rebound, while Layvin Kurzawa blasted not far over the bar. Gigi Buffon performed a crucial save on nine minutes when Martial burst past Leonardo Bonucci and rolled across for the unmarked Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco. Moments later Buffon palmed a deflected Carrasco effort round the base of the far post and Kurzawa’s free header was wide from a corner. Tevez wasted a golden opportunity when Claudio Marchisio’s cross found him totally unmarked from seven yards, but he only aimed a weak volley into Subasic’s arms. Aymen Abdennour was decisive to stop Alvaro Morata tapping in from close range, but Juve had 73 per cent possession in the first half-hour and did precious little with it. Giorgio Chiellini went shoulder-to-shoulder with Martial as they sprinted on to a long Moutinho pass, risking both a penalty and red card, then Patrice Evra ballooned a smart Pereyra assist over. On the stroke of half-time Arturo Vidal sprung the offside trap and controlled well, only to curl his finish over the bar one-on-one. Nabil Dirar went off with a knee injury and Tevez was unable to tap in a corner, then Monaco threatened on the counter with Buffon palming a Bernardo Silva shot round the near post. However, Ricardo Carvalho clumsily ran into the back of Morata as they went for a long Pirlo ball, giving away the penalty. However, replays suggest the contact was slightly outside the box. Vidal took on the responsibility despite some errors from the spot and converted into the near top corner, giving Juve the lead with his first Champions League goal of the campaign. The Chilean hadn’t found the net in this tournament since a hat-trick against FC Copenhagen in November 2013. Buffon palmed a Geoffrey Kondogbia long-range strike over the bar and Morata hit the side-netting. Dimitar Berbatov came off the bench and his first touch was a free header over the bar from a corner. Juve moved to a 3-5-2 in the final 15 minutes and Fabinho stopped Morata tapping in a Vidal cross from five yards. In stoppages Stephan Lichtsteiner passed a great opportunity straight into the arms of Subasic. Juventus 1-0 Monaco Scorers: Vidal pen 57 (J) Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo (Barzagli 74), Marchisio; Pereyra (Sturaro 87); Tevez, Morata (Matri 83) Monaco: Subasic; Raggi (Berbatov 71), Ricardo Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Ferreira-Carrasco, Martial (Matheus 87), Dirar (Bernardo Silva 51) Ref: Kralovec (CZE)

JUVENTUS - MONACO 1 - 0 Arturo Vidal (57' - Penalty) Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Juventus 1-0 Monaco: Vidal on the spot to hand Italian champions advantage The Chilean's second-half penalty was all that separated the sides in Turin in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Apr 14, 2015 Juventus will take a narrow advantage back to Monaco after Arturo Vidal's penalty sealed a 1-0 first-leg in the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. The Chile international clinically dispatched his seventh goal of the season in all competitions in the 57th minute, although Monaco claimed that Ricardo Carvalho's foul on Alvaro Morata had occurred outside the area. Andrea Pirlo made his first Juve appearance since suffering a calf problem against Borussia Dortmund in the previous round back in February, and the playmaker had a hand in the victory. It was his lofted pass from deep which Morata looked likely to latch onto until he stumbled under contact from Carvalho, with replays suggesting the initial foul had taken place outside the box. Vidal's successful penalty was a welcome relief, after the midfielder had earlier wasted a gilt-edged possibility to break the deadlock at the end of the first half. Carlos Tevez was also guilty of profligacy prior to Vidal's winner, while Monaco - although still well in the tie - may rue Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco's inability to convert from close range in the opening stages. As it is, Leonardo Jardim's men will go into next week's return leg at Stade Louis II needing to overturn a one-goal deficit to reach the last four of this competition for the first time since 2004, when they were runners-up. Juve begon the brighter, but survived a real scare in the 10th minute when Ferreira-Carrasco fired straight at Gianluigi Buffon from 10 yards after being picked out by Anthony Martial. Claudio Marchisio's cross from the left picked out Tevez unmarked at the far post, but the Argentinian striker's volley six yards out was weak so Danijel Subasic was able to make a comfortable save shortly before the half-hour. Monaco felt they should have had a penalty when Martial went down under a challenge from Giorgio Chiellini six minutes before the interval, but referee Pavel Kralovec was uninterested in their appeals. Juve wasted another golden opportunity on the stroke of half-time, when Vidal blazed over after getting on the end of Tevez's superb ball with the outside of his right foot. Monaco suffered a blow at the beginning of the second half when Nabil Dirar was forced off injured, and his replacement Bernardo Silva had an effort beaten away at his near post by Buffon. Soon afterwards Juve took a deserved lead, Vidal sending a superb spot-kick into the top left-hand corner after Morata had been clipped by Carvalho. Monaco responded and Buffon had to tip over Geoffrey Kondogbia's effort from range in the 63rd minute. The remainder of the match proved largely uneventful with Juve seemingly content to protect their lead, leaving the tie firmly in the balance heading into the return leg in eight days' time.

Entra Matri.

Occasione per Berbatov.

Ecco Berbatov.

ARTURO VIDAL 1-0

Vidal tira.

Rigore!

Pereyra non sei Ronaldo.

Si é svegliato Morata.

JUVENTUS - MONACO - Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) HT 0-0: Juve survive Monaco scares Apr 14, 2015 Juventus and Monaco are goalless at the break, but Carlos Tevez and Arturo Vidal wasted great chances while risking at the back. The Bianconeri were the favourites on paper in this first leg quarter-final, but fresh from a shock defeat to Serie A bottom club Parma and facing a Monaco side that eliminated Arsenal with a 3-1 win in London. They’d scored only seven goals in their eight games so far, but conceded fewer than any other club in the Champions League this season. Andrea Pirlo made his first appearance in three weeks, but Paul Pogba was still sidelined and Andrea Barzagli only fit for the bench. The visitors missed Jeremy Toulalan and opted for Ricardo Carvalho and Anthony Martial rather than Wallace and Dimitar Berbatov. Carlos Tevez’s snapshot bounced right in front of the goalkeeper, but Danijel Subasic did well to calculate the rebound, while Layvin Kurzawa blasted not far over the bar. Gigi Buffon performed a crucial save on nine minutes when Martial burst past Leonardo Bonucci and rolled across for the unmarked Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco. Moments later Buffon palmed a deflected Carrasco effort round the base of the far post and Kurzawa’s free header was wide from a corner. Tevez wasted a golden opportunity when Claudio Marchisio’s cross found him totally unmarked from seven yards, but he only aimed a weak volley into Subasic’s arms. Aymen Abdennour was decisive to stop Alvaro Morata tapping in from close range, but Juve had 73 per cent possession in the first half-hour and did precious little with it. Giorgio Chiellini went shoulder-to-shoulder with Martial as they sprinted on to a long Moutinho pass, risking both a penalty and red card, then Patrice Evra ballooned a smart Pereyra assist over. On the stroke of half-time Arturo Vidal sprung the offside trap and controlled well, only to curl his finish over the bar one-on-one. Juventus 0-0 Monaco (Half-Time) Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Tevez, Morata Monaco: Subasic; Raggi, Ricardo Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Ferreira-Carrasco, Martial, Dirar Ref: Kralovec (CZE)

JUVENTUS - MONACO - Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Pirlo 'makes the ball sing' Apr 14, 2015 Juventus director Beppe Marotta said Andrea Pirlo “can make the ball sing even when standing still” against Monaco. The first leg of the Champions League quarter-final kicks off at 20.45 CET. “We have the same motivation, regardless of opponents or tactics. These games are won via motivation as well as quality,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia. “We are playing at home, we know the second leg will be more difficult, so we have to get the best result this evening.” Pirlo is thrown straight into the starting XI, his first appearance since picking up a calf strain on February 24. “This is his first game back, so he doesn’t have 90 minutes in his legs, but Pirlo is one of the few players who can make the ball sing even when standing still. “Massimiliano Allegri saw this and will try to make the most of his characteristics.”

Clamoroso Vidal. Doveva essere goal.

Finalmente una punizione per noi.

Sono tutt'altro che malleabili questi francesi.

Fortissimo Martial, come giá si sapeva.

Martial bravissimo ma bravissimo anche Gigi.

Tevez ha voglia di far bene stasera.

Morata spara alto in fuorigioco.

JUVENTUS - MONACO - Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Line-ups: Juventus-Monaco Apr 14, 2015 Juventus host Monaco in the Champions League quarter-finals, as Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata start. It kicks off at 20.45 CET. This is the first leg and the Bianconeri will have learned not to underestimate Monaco, who famously knocked Arsenal out in the last round thanks to a 3-1 victory in London. That showed how important it will be to get this game right and make the most of home advantage without gifting away goals. Coach Max Allegri also slammed his squad for complacency after Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat to Serie A’s bottom club Parma. Pirlo is back in the squad and straight into the starting XI, his first appearance since limping off with a calf strain against Borussia Dortmund on February 24. Tevez was rested for the last couple of games after suffering from muscular problems and now raring to go alongside Alvaro Morata. Barzagli also returns from injury, but is only on the bench, as he won’t be risked against Monaco’s pacey strikers, while Paul Pogba, Martin Caceres, Kwadwo Asamoah and Romulo miss out. Jeremy Toulalan is out after limping off clutching his thigh against Caen on Friday evening, so Fabinho takes his place. Ricardo Carvalho is preferred to Wallace, while Anthony Martial gets the nod instead of Dimitar Berbatov. Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Tevez, Morata Juventus bench: Storari, Barzagli, Padoin, Sturaro, Pepe, Llorente, Matri Monaco: Subasic; Raggi, Ricardo Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Carrasco, Martial, Dirar Monaco bench: Stekelenburg, Wallace, Elderson, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Carvalho, Berbatov, Germain

JUVENTUS - MONACO - Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Zanetti: Juventus can win the Champions League The former Argentina international says the Bianconeri can go all the way in Europe but adds that they must not underestimate quarter-final opponents Monaco. Apr 14, 2015 Inter vice-president Javier Zanetti believes that Juventus can win this season's Champions League. The Bianconeri failed were eliminated at the group stage of Europe's premier cup competition last year but announced themselves are serious contenders for the 2014-15 crown by routing Borussia Dortmund 5-1 on aggregate in the last 16. There has never been any love lost between Inter and Juve, two of Italy's traditional superpowers, but Zanetti has no problem admitting that the runaway Serie A leaders are capable of winning the Champions League. However, the former Argentina international says Massimiliano Allegri's men must not make the mistake of looking past quarter-final opponents Monaco, who shocked Arsenal in the previous round. "Juve can win the Champions League," the Nerazzurri icon told Mediaset. "But they must beware of underestimating Monaco. "All of the teams who have gotten to this point are strong and they can all fight to reach the final."

JUVENTUS - MONACO - Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 - 08:45 P.M. Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee:‬ Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) Juventus prepare for Monaco Apr 14, 2015 Juventus have undertaken their final training session ahead of Monaco, with Andrea Pirlo set to start. The Bianconeri trained at Juventus Stadium early this afternoon ahead of the Champions League Quarter final clash, with Coach Massimiliano Allegri deploying a 4-3-1-2. Andrea Pirlo looks set to start after being involved in the preparations, with Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata leading the line. Roberto Pereyra will play just in behind the front two, with Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal alongside Pirlo. Gianluigi Buffon will take his customary place in goal, with Stephan Lichtsteiner, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini and Patrice Evra trying to keep Monaco out. The players have since gone to a hotel in Turin where they will go over tonight’s tactical plans. Players from both sides will be greeted by a spectacular display at the stadium, with a tricolore love heart adorning the stands, with “Juve” written in yellow across it. Probable Juventus team to face Monaco: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal; Pereyra; Morata, Tevez