Monaco had scored 146 goals before this game, including three times home and away in the previous two knockout rounds. MONACO—Record-signing Gonzalo Higuain scored two opportunist goals and veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made some crucial saves as Juventus won 2-0 at Monaco to take a commanding lead from the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. Higuain hadn’t scored against Barcelona in the quarter-finals, leading some to question his 90 million euros ($98 million U.S.) transfer from Napoli — an Italian record. Before this game, Higuain had only scored two goals in 24 games in the knockout stages of the competition. Monaco tore into Juventus after the break, with Buffon diving at the feet of Mbappe minutes after his save from Falcao.

Source: thestar May 03, 2017 22:52 UTC