Much as expected, Juventus defeated AS Monaco in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals in Turin on Tuesday, with a 2-1 home win. The 4-1 aggregate victory put the Italian side into its second Champions League final in three seasons. The odds were stacked against Monaco even before the game began. Juventus had won all previous 11 knockout ties against French opponents, while Monaco had never won in Italy. Mario Mandzukic shot in the host’s first goal after an earlier header was saved by Danijel Subasic, but Dani … Continue reading Mbappe brings home consolation goal