Champions League – Juventus-Monaco: probable line and … – Yahoo Eurosport UK

PROBABLE FORMATIONS

Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon , Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Morata, Tevez. All. Allegri

Monaco (4-1-4-1): Subasic; Rays, Carvalho, Abdennour, Elderson; Toulalan, Kondogbia; Dirar, Moutinho, Carrasco; Berbatov. All. Jardim

STATISTICS

The Juventus tries the first semi-final of the Champions League from 2002-03. The Bianconeri have from their earlier: they are unbeaten at home against French teams (9 wins and 2 draws), while Monaco has never won in Italy. Juve have qualified ten times out of ten in doubles comparisons with French.

The Juventus, then defeat in the final, has emerged with an overall 6-4 when the two sides met in the semi-final Champions League 1997/98.

Juventus are unbeaten in 11 home games in UEFA competitions and won three out of four times in Turin this season, including 2-1 against Dortmund in the second round. In all, the Bianconeri have lost just once in 16 European games at the new stadium (9 wins, 6 draws and only one defeat against Bayern Monaco).

The Monaco looks for the first semi-final of the Champions League 2003-04, the season in which he was defeated by Jose Mourinho’s Porto in the only final played. For the Monaco is the first game against a team from the Italian semi-final of the Champions League in 1998 lost against Juventus. He qualified once in six in doubles against Italian: quarter-finals of the 1991-92 UEFA Cup against Roma.

The Monaco seeks third straight win away in the competition after winning 1- 0 away to Bayer Leverkusen in the group stage and 3-1 at Arsenal in the second round. So far he has conceded just two goals in four away games this season.

Patrice Evra is the only former challenge. He played 120 league games for the Monaco, but especially the final of the Champions League in 2003-04. The lost game against Porto in which militated Ricardo Carvalho. The Portuguese, meanwhile, has eliminated Juventus in the second round of the 2008-09 Champions League with Chelsea.

Dimitar Berbatov played with Evra to Manchester United where he was also mate Carlos Tevez (2007- 09) and Paul Pogba (2010-12). Alvaro Morata was teammate Fabinho and Carvalho to Real Madrid in 2012/13. Claudio Marchisio and Andrea Raggi played together Empoli in 2007/08.