It was understood right from the draw that the road to the final in Cardiff, scheduled for Saturday 3 June, could be downhill, and so it was: Juventus play a solid game in Montecarlo, containing the most prolific attack in Europe and winning 2-0 with two goals from a great Gonzalo Higuain, at the end of two wonderful choral actions concluded thanks to assists from Cuadrado first and then Dani Alves.
One goal in each half and Juve thus got rid of the French team, so far the author of a surprising Champions League and about to win Ligue 1 in front of the sheikhs' PSG. This time, however, Jardim's terrible boys, thanks to the usual great performance of the black and white block and Gigi Buffon, not only do not score but also do not create too many dangers for the national team goalkeeper, who is however decisive in various circumstances, in particular on Mbappè , on Falcao and in the 90th minute on a close header. The return match is scheduled for Tuesday 9 May at the Juventus Stadium.
The final could therefore see Juventus and Real Madrid face off, given that the Merengues liquidated their cousins Atletico Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabeu, and it is difficult to hypothesize a comeback for both the Monegasques and the men of Cholo Simeone. A Juve Real final would be the revenge of the semi-final two years ago, won by the black and whites who then lost the final to Barça, but above all a remake of the controversial 1998 final, lost by Juve with an offside goal by Mijatovic.
