If there is a tournament suitable for football spectacle, it is without a doubt the Champions League. Monaco will face Juventus in the first leg of the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League.
Monaco has had spectacular growth in the
last year, becoming one of the best teams in France. At the moment they are
leaders of the Ligue 1 with 83 points, to 3 of distance of the PSG that is the
second classified. Monaco is a totally offensive team. In the league they have
scored a whopping 95 goals. Radamel Falcao is the star of this combo, and this
season has managed to handle very good numbers. In Monaco Champions have
surprised everyone, not only to pass as Group E leader, but also has managed to
eliminate Manchester City in the eighth and Borussia Dortmund in the
quarter-finals.
Juventus is the favorite to win the
competition.Juventus is today one of the most solid and balanced combinations
in the world of football. They are Serie A leaders with 84 points, 9 away from
second-placed Roma, so you can practically say they are League champions. The
Massimiliano Allegri distribute the ball well and are practically impenetrable.
In the Champions League they passed as leaders of Group H with 14 points, after
4 victories and 2 ties. In the eighth they measured to Porto, that beat by 0-2
in the first leg and 2-0 in the return. In quarters they faced one of the great
favorites, the Barcelona, to which they beat 3-0 in the first leg and with
that tied to 0 in the return.
Monaco is a
team with more potential offensive than Juventus, but less balanced. Juventus,
meanwhile, commits little or no error and in fact has only conceded 2 goals in
all that goes Champions.
