Gonzalo Higuain sidefoots the ball home to complete a fine team move and give Juventus the lead against Monaco
The Argentine striker roars with delight after smashing the ball into the net to hand Juventus the advantage with an away goal
Higuain wheels away in celebration after giving the Italian giants the lead at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday evening
The Juventus players celebrate in front of the jubilant travelling fans after combining to score a stunning team goal
The build-up move for Juventus' opening goal included two exquisite backheels from Paulo Dybala and Dani Alves (right)
Dani Alves' cross evaded Monaco defender Kamil Glik for Higuain to slide in and slot home the second at the far post
Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic was helpless to stop Higuain who kept his cool to finish with aplomb
Higuain quickly gets up from the turf to celebrate as the Italian side took a giant stride into this season's final
Gianluigi Buffon, in search of his first Champions League trophy at the age of 39 after losing two finals, celebrates wildly
MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND MATCH ZONE
MONACO (442):
Subasic 6; Dirar 6.5, Glik 5, Jemerson 6, Sidibe 6; Silva 6 (Toure 81),
Fabinho 6, Bakayoko 5 (Moutinho 66, 5), Lemar 5.5 (Germain 66, 5);
Mbappe 6.5, Falcao 6.
SUBS NOT USED: De Sanctis, Jorge, Raggi, Cardona.
BOOKED: Fabinho.
MANAGER: Leonardo Jardim 6.
JUVENTUS (4231):
Buffon 7.5; Barzagli 6.5, Bonucci 7.5, Chiellini 7, Sandro 6; Pjanic 6
(Lemina 89), Marchisio 6.5 (Rincon 81); Alves 7, Dybala 6.5, Mandzukic
5.5; Higuain 8 (Cuadrado 77).
SUBS NOT USED: Neto, Benatia, Asamoah, Lichtsteiner.
BOOKINGS: Bonucci, Marchisio, Chiellini
MANAGER: Massimiliano Allegri 7
MOM: Gonzalo Higuain
REFEREE: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) 6
ATTENDANCE: 16,762
Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe is beaten the air by Juventus centre back Andrea Barzagli as the French side toiled
Monaco's French right back Djibril Sidibe gets in ahead of Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci as the pair battle for the ball
Juventus right back Alves, who beat former club Barcelona in the quarters, fizzes a ball hard across the six-yard box
Bernardo Silva looks to weave his way through a number of Juventus bodies in hot pursuit of the ball during the semi-final
Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, wearing a protective face mask, climbs high to pluck the ball out of the air
Bonucci slides in a bid to stop former Manchester United and Chelsea forward Radamel Falcao from passing forward
Giorgio Chiellini and Mbappe shake hands during the Champions League semi-final first leg tie in Monaco
Juventus full back Alex Sandro appears to losing his footing in his attempts to keep Silva's from jinking his way past him
Monaco defender Jemerson slides in to deny Higuain but is too late as the forward sends the ball into the area
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri barks orders from the touchline as his side took control of the Champions League tie
Prince Albert II of Monaco waves to supporters alongside Princess Charlene ahead of the Champions League tie
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