Arturo Vidal’s penalty was enough to give Juventus a 1-0 Champions League quarter-final victory over Monaco.
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Gianluigi Buffon
A contender for man of the match. Made a great opening save very early in the game, his first of many. A superb one-handed save from Martial kept Juve in the game. SuperGigi.
7.5 / 10
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Tracked back when needed but also provided a great outlet for Juve down the right.
6.5 / 10
Giorgio Chiellini
Utterly rock solid at the back, keeping Martial and Carrasco relatively quiet. Even managed to stride out of the defence on occasion to get Juve moving forward.
7.0 / 10
Leonardo Bonucci
An early mistake aside, his performance next to Chiellini was vital to Juve’s clean sheet. Made some timely interceptions and great clearances.
6.5 / 10
Patrice Evra
Arguably his best performance in a Juve shirt. Kept Dirar quiet all night and made two perfectly timed tackles to deny Monaco clear goal scoring chances.
7.5 / 10
Arturo Vidal
An average first half was replaced by a stellar second. Broke up numerous Monaco attacks and took his penalty with a clinical finish.
7.5 / 10
Claudio Marchisio
Not as effective in the first half but improved for playing in Pirlo’s position in the second half.
6.5 / 10
Andrea Pirlo
Didn’t make a great start to the game and misplaced a few passes but he grew as the game went on. Provided the defence splitting pass that led to Juve’s penalty.
6.5/10
Roberto Pereyra
Another stellar performance, making intelligent runs out wide to create space for the front men. Marked Raggi well when the defended tried to push forward and created a series of chances for his teammates.
7.0 /10
Carlos Tevez
Had some decent shots from distance but failed to make them count. Worked tirelessly though throughout the entire 90 mins.
6.5 / 10
Alvaro Morata
Lacked the final touch but his positioning was brilliant and he earned Juventus the penalty that ultimately secured the win.
6.5 / 10
Substitutes
Andrea Barzagli
N/A
Stefano Sturaro
N/A
Alessandro Matri
Okay Pereyra worked very hard, but he should have done more with the space he had…he still didn’t convince me of being a true XI
I agree. He lost too many balls and at times just didn’t know whether to go for his own or to pass.