Monaco vs Juventus as it happened: Gonzalo Higuain double puts Old Lady in control

25 min: Juventus corner, which Pjanic delivers from the left. Chiellini flicks it on to Higuain near the far post but, under considerable pressure from Sidibe, he struggles to land his volleyed attempt on target. Instead, his shot ends up flying back across the face of the goal before being booted clear.

GOAL! Monaco 0-1 Juventus (Higuain, 29 min):

GOAL! Monaco 0-1 Juventus (Higuain, 29 min):

What. A. Goal. That's got to be one of the great team goals of the tournament. Juventus snatched back possession deep from inside their own half before working the ball to Higuain on the half-way line. Springing into action, he surged forward and then played Dani Alves down the right flank with a cutting, well-weighted pass along the deck. The defender cut inwards towards the goal, turned his back to goal when confronted by the Monaco defence and, with the cheekiest of back heels, set up the incoming Higuain. With one stroke of his right foot, he picked out the bottom left-hand corner. Utterly sublime.

32 min: Nobody saw that goal coming, not least of all Monaco who are currently attempting to settle themselves. They're awarded a free-kick just inside Juventus' own half and opt to pump it forward into the visitors' penalty area. It's overhit, though, and runs out for a goal-kick on the right.

37 min: Fabinho is shown yellow for catching Pjanic late a few yards out from the Monaco penalty area. This is in a dangerous area and is currently being eyed up by Dybala...

38 min: He gets it past the wall and picks out the bottom right-hand corner with a curling effort, but Subasic is quick to shuffle to his left and easily claims the ball with two hands.

40 min: The Monaco frontline intercept a wild, crossfield ball from the left and immediately set about charging forward. It's eventually worked to Mbappe inside the Juventus box who attempts to swing the ball towards the edge of the six-yard box with the outside of his boot. A goal mouth scramble ensues after Chiellini had failed to clear the ball but the Italian defence is quick to snuff out the danger, swarming Mbappe who moved to pick up the scraps.

44 min: Bakayoko tries his luck with an audacious 30-yard shot but it takes a deflection on its way towards the goal and ends up landing favourably near Buffon's right-hand side post. Monaco running out of ideas? Things are certainly starting to look a bit more laboured from the home side. Nonetheless, we've got one whole half of football still to come. Anything can happen.

HALF TIME: Monaco 0-1 Juventus

Juventus head into half time on top with a goal that certainly came against the run of play. Since Higuain's opener, however, the Italians have settled into the game with Monaco's chances subsiding after Mbappe's early attempts on goal. Still, it's all to play for. Bring on the second half.

Recap of that goal...

Juventus' goal was a thing of beauty and one that showcased the collective class of the side. Put simply, this was one of the best team goals of the season. After breaking up play inside their own half, the Italians methodologically set about working the ball forward, with a series of flicks and quick passes helping it along the way. 

It was Dani Alves, though, who provided the urgency and dynamism going forward, linking up with Gonzalo Higuain in a neat one-two inside the home side's final third before setting up the Argentine with the cheekiest of back-heels. From 10 yards out, Higuain did the rest and with one clean stroke of his right boot picked out the bottom left-hand corner. From start to finish, the Italians were clinical and purposeful in their movement and play. A fine team goal, and an important one at that.