Hello everyone! A place in the semi-finals of the Champions League is at stake this evening and two teams who have not reached the last four in over a decade will be battling it out at the Stade Louis II. Can Juventus hold on to their first-leg advantage, or will it be Monaco who claim a memorable scalp by the end of the night?

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— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) April 22, 2015

The tie is very finely poised following last week's first leg in Turin. It was Juventus who came out on top, with a penalty from Arturo Vidal giving them a slender 1-0 victory. That strike could still prove to be a mountain to climb for the hosts, as Juve have conceded just one goal in their last nine games.

Monaco did actually have some really good chances to score in that game. In the first 10 minutes, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco wasted a big opportunity when he was found in acres of space inside the box by Anthony Martial, but he fired straight at Gianluigi Buffon.

Bernardo Silva forced a another save from Buffon just after the break, while Layvin Kurzawa and Dimitar Berbatov put free headers over the bar from corners. An away goal would certainly have boosted their chances of going through and of course they scored three at the Emirates in their last 16 clash against Arsenal.

Despite those chances for Monaco, Juventus had enough of their own to have scored two or three so the scoreline just about reflects their dominance. In fact, after Vidal scored they seemed quite happy to sit back and play out the rest of the game in the knowledge that their defence was good enough to keep a clean sheet.

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I've mentioned that the Ligue 1 club looked dangerous from corners and this may be an area that they try to exploit. The importance of set pieces really could be crucial, as Juventus are well renowned for controlling the ball for long spells and not giving much away in open play.

Monaco are in a completely different position to where they were last month, after the first leg of their tie against Arsenal. They had claimed a 3-1 win and no team who had ever won by a two-goal lead in their away game had been knocked out of the tournament.

They didn't seem to know whether to try and score another goal or sit back and defend and it allowed Arsenal to dominate the match. The Gunners ended up winning 2-0, but they were unable to force a third goal meaning that Monaco went through on away goals.

Meanwhile, Juventus had claimed a 2-1 victory at home against Borussia Dortmund in the last 16, before running out 3-0 winners in Germany. They were patient and clinically dispatched their opponents on the counter attack and I think that's how they will set out to play tonight.

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I think it's about time we checked out the team news from tonight's match and have a see which players will be starting when we kick off in just over an hour.

Behind the scenes at @AS_Monaco #UCL pic.twitter.com/C6MbZEHFbl — Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 22, 2015

MONACO XI: Subasic, Fabinho, Raggi, Abdennour, Kurzawa, Kondogbia, Toulalan, Silva, Moutinho, Carrasco, Martial

JUVENTUS XI: Buffon, Evra, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Tevez, Morata

MONACO SUBS: Stekelenburg, Wallace, Elderson, Dirar, Matheus, Carvalho, Berbatov, Germain

JUVENTUS SUBS: Storari, Ogbonna, Padoin, Sturaro, Pereyra, Llorente, Matri

So, that's how our teams will be lining up at the Stade Louis II this evening. Let's start by looking at the hosts, who have been boosted by the return of captain Jeremy Toulalan and fellow midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia. Bernardo Silva has also been handed a start after his recent goalscoring form in the league.

The introduction of Silva means that Nabil Dirar has to settle for a place on the bench, with Anthony Martial and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco once again starting in the attack. One other change to the team sees Andrea Raggi and Aymen Abdennour preferred at the back to Ricardo Carvalho, who gave away the penalty last week.

Meanwhile, Juventus line up in a 3-5-2 formation, which sees Italian internationals Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini start as part of a back three. Patrice Evra will play down the left, while Stephan Lichtsteiner returns after being rested at the weekend.

Further up the pitch, Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio will line up in the midfield, while Carlos Tevez once again partners Alvaro Morata up front. Fernando Llorente and Alessandro Matri give the Italians options on the bench, but Paul Pogba is still ruled out through injury.

So, what else has happened to each team since they met last week? It was a frustrating weekend for Monaco, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rennes. Bernardo Silva had given them the lead in the first half, but a strike from Habib Habibou three minutes from time denied them all the points.

It has left them third in the table and six points behind joint-leaders Lyon and PSG. The title may be out of their reach, but they still have a firm grip on the final Champions League spot and they are two points ahead of Marseille and Saint-Etienne in the table.

Juventus had no such problems in their match against Lazio on Saturday evening, as they comfortably ran out 2-0 winners. Carlos Tevez and Leonardo Bonucci struck inside the first 30 minutes and they rarely looked troubled as they extended their lead at the top of Serie A to 15 points.

They need just seven points from their remaining seven games to win the league, so the title should be wrapped up in either their game at Sampdoria at the start of May, or against Cagliari the next week. It will be their fourth consecutive Scudetto and the 31st overall in their history.

Despite Juve's dominance in Italy, it has been 12 years since they last reached the semi-finals of this tournament. During that season, they beat Barcelona and Real Madrid on their way to the final, which they lost on penalties to AC Milan at Old Trafford.

The stage is set for #MonacoJuve! #UCL pic.twitter.com/aXfsVWQ1UJ

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) April 22, 2015

It's also been a long time since Monaco reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. It came during 2004 when they knocked out Real Madrid in the last eight, before beating Chelsea to reach the final. However, there was to be no fairy-tale ending, as they were thumped 3-0 by Porto.

Monaco may be encouraged by the fact that they beat Juventus when the teams last met at the Stade Louis II in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final in 1998. They claimed a 3-2 win on the night, with Thierry Henry among the scorers, but it wasn't enough to overturn a 4-1 first-leg deficit as they crashed out of the tournament.

A similar result tonight would be enough for Juventus to go through and when you look at their record against French clubs in Europe, they may be happy to take it. They tend to have a mixed record when playing in France, as they have won three of their nine games, but have suffered five defeats.

The last time that Juventus were in France was during the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season. A late goal from Leonardo Bonucci at the Stade de Gerland was enough to seal a 1-0 win in the first leg, before a 2-1 win in Turin the next week sealed their place in the last four.

You just wonder who will make the difference for their team this evening. I spoke about Carlos Tevez being an important player for Juventus last week, but he did not enjoy the best of games. He was back in form and on the scoresheet in their victory over Lazio at the weekend and during their 3-0 win over Dortmund he bagged a brilliant double and set up the third for Alvaro Morata.

As for the hosts, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco looked a real danger in Turin, but his finishing let him down. They have been given a real boost by the returns of Geoffrey Kondogbia and Jeremy Toulalan in the midfield, and perhaps Dimitar Berbatov can inspire them to glory if he comes off the bench, although he has not scored in his last six outings.

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PREDICTION: I backed Juventus to win last week's first leg and I am going to tip them to claim another victory tonight. They are in such great form at the moment and even scoring one goal against them looks an incredibly difficult task. Monaco have shown that they can be a danger, but I think that this game will be one step too far, so I will go for a 1-0 win to Juventus that will see the Italians through to the last four.

Just a reminder that we have live coverage of tonight's other quarter-final tie between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid from the Bernabeu. The first leg of that match finished in a goalless draw last week so it is very much all to play for between the two city rivals.

Right, both teams have just made their way out onto the pitch to a great applause from the crowd. We're around three minutes from kick off and we'll have all the action for you live!

KICKOFF! We are underway at the Stade Louis II.

YELLOW CARD! We've played for less than a minute, but Chiellini picks up a booking after a handball. He slipped over under no pressure and in his attempt to win the ball back, he deliberately handled it, leaving the referee with no choice but to show a card.

It's been quite evenly matched in the opening minutes of this game, with both teams feeling their way into the tie. Juventus have already shown some neat touches on the ball, but none too far inside their opponents half.

SHOT! What a superb goal this would have been. Kondogbia is found just outside the box and he chips the ball up, before firing a volley just wide of the post. Buffon seemed confident that wasn't finding the target, but it was a promising moment for the hosts.

Monaco are enjoying a good spell at the moment and they are confidently knocking the ball around in the Juventus half. The visitors seem happy to sit back and allow them position, before pinching it back just as they look to break into the final third.

The hosts are still seeing plenty of the ball, but it is still quite comfortable for Juventus. Buffon has not yet been forced into a save and the defensive trio in front of him will certainly take some beating.

CHANCE! Monaco come so close to taking the lead. A wonderful team move ends with Silva being slipped in down the right and he gets to the byline before firing in a low cross that hits Barzagli and goes inches wide of the post.

Moutinho and Kondogbia are seeing a lot of the ball for the hosts in some dangerous positions. Whenever those two are involved Monaco look a real threat and I wouldn't be surprised if either player ends up making the difference this evening.

SHOT! What was I just saying about Kondogbia. The midfielder turns brilliantly just outside the box, before lashing in a powerful strike that is well handled by Buffon.

We're still yet to see Juventus as an attacking threat, with Tevez and Morata struggling to get involved. The Italians really do seem content to just sit back and wait for their chance to break, as Monaco push more and more players forward.

Juventus have their first real spell of pressure on the Monaco defence in this half and they very nearly find a way through. Pirlo picks up the ball in the centre of the pitch and looks to pick out the run of Lichtsteiner, but his pass is just inches too long for the Swiss international and Subasic is able to claim.

SHOT! Moutinho is involved again for the home side as he works some room on the edge of the box and fires in a strike. It ends up taking a deflection off Barzagli and goes over the bar, but the referee didn't spot it and Juventus get the goal kick.

Monaco could have a bit of a problem here, as Moutinho is down in the centre of the pitch. He was caught on the ankle following a challenge by Chiellini and is just receiving some treatment from the medical staff.

Half-chance for Monaco, as Silva weaves his way down the right and whips a ball to the back post looking for Kurzawa. The full back gets above his man and wins the header, but he can't quite get over the ball and puts it over the bar.

Juventus are usually so assured at the back, but they have given the ball away in some dangerous areas this evening. They are almost made to pay, as Kondogbia goes down under pressure from Chiellini and Vidal inside the box, but the referee waves away their appeals.

Monaco have won a couple of free kicks in very promising positions, but they just have not made the most of them. This time when they are awarded a set piece on the right wing they get plenty of players forward, but Carrasco's delivery is poor and ends up heading all the way out of play for a throw.

It's the same old story for Monaco, as Kurzawa is slipped in down the left and has acres of space to get in a decent cross, but he makes a mess of it and sends the ball behind. They need to do so much better in those positions if they are to have any chance of going through tonight.

CHANCE! Juventus very nearly snatch the lead on the stroke of half time. The visitors pinch the ball high up the pitch and Morata finds Tevez just outside the box. The Argentine then takes a touch and hammers in a powerful strike that swerves just wide of the post, with the keeper left rooted to the spot.

We are going to have just one minute added on to the end of this first half.

We've reached half time at the Stade Louis II and it's still goalless between Monaco and Juventus. The hosts have had a couple of decent chances to take the lead, but they not created too much and it is the visitors who will go through as things stand.

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Monaco have been well on top in terms of possession, as they have seen 58% of the ball. They have also had seven shots, compared to just two from Juventus, but each team has only managed to hit the target once.

I can tell you that it is also goalless in the other quarter-final this evening between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. With the first leg of that also finishing without a goal, it seems there is a real chance it could head all the way to extra time and penalties.

Back in Monaco, the teams have just made their way out of the dressing rooms and back onto the pitch, with the second half just a few moments away from kick off.

Monaco take the kick off and get the match back underway.

SUBSTITUTION: We've also had a change at the break from the hosts, with Berbatov coming on to replace Toulalan.

Monaco have made a bright start to the second half and Silva almost manages to work some space for a shot inside the box, before he is stopped by a well time challenge from Chiellini. They really have to go for it now as otherwise they will be heading out of Europe.

CHANCE! The hosts have really stepped it up a gear and they are so close to breaking the deadlock. Kurzawa whips a great ball into the box that Buffon fails to claim. It ends up bouncing around inside the box, but Evra is there to hammer the ball to safety.

Juventus are being pegged back right on the edge of their own box at the moment as Monaco keep knocking at the door. They look much more threatening with Berbatov in the attack and his height has already caused some problems.

Juventus really have been sloppy at the back this evening and after a terrible back pass Buffon is forced to rush off his line to prevent Berbatov from having a chance. It has been quite uncharacteristic of the Italian champions, who are well renowned for their defensive stability.

There is no respite for Juventus at the moment and they just can't get the ball out of their own half. Monaco are seeing all of the ball and are working it around well, but they are still looking for that golden scoring chance.

Kondogbia hasn't looked as dangerous as he did in the first half, but he shows his threat here by bursting past a couple of players and working some room on the edge of the box. He has options either side of him, but decides to fire in a strike, which ends up heading well over the bar.

For the first time in a while Juventus are having a good spell of possession. They really needed to get on the ball and keep it away from their defence, who were dealing with a constant barrage of Monaco attacks.

SUBSTITUTION: Juventus make their first change of the match, with Llorente coming on for Morata.

Things have just gone a little bit flat for the home side in the past few minutes and they are not showing as much intent as they did in the early moments of this half. Juventus have managed to settle themselves down and get a foothold in the match, as they look to see this out.

SUBSTITUTION: It's a second change for Monaco, with Germain replacing Martial.

YELLOW CARD! Kondogbia picks up a booking for the hosts for bringing down Pirlo.

SUBSTITUTION: Juventus are also making a change, as Vidal heads off to be replaced by Pereyra.

At the moment a goal from the home side is looking increasingly unlikely and they are looking very tired. The Ligue 1 club have put in plenty of effort, but they just haven't had that quality in the final third to beat Buffon.

Juventus have the ball right where they want it at the moment, which is deep inside their opponents' half. They know that if they can keep hold of the ball for the next 10 minutes or so then they will be through to the last four.

YELLOW CARD! Tevez is shown a card for time wasting.

SUBSTITUTION: Late change for the hosts, with Matheus Carvalho coming on for Carrasco.

OFF THE POST! We all know how great Pirlo is from set pieces and he comes close to scoring a wonderful effort here. He fires in a swerving free kick from all of 30 yards that has the keeper well beaten, before crashing off the woodwork.

There are going to be at least four minutes of stoppage time. Will it be enough for Monaco to force an extra 30 minutes?

Juventus are showing all of their experience now, with Pirlo and Tevez holding the ball up in the corner and inviting the opposition to make rash challenges on them in order to win it back.

It's all over at the Stade Louis II and Juventus have held on to book their place in the semi finals of the Champions League. They produced a great defensive display and showed all of their experience to see the game out and they will now join Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the last four.

I'm afraid that's all we've got time for after tonight's match. I'll be back to bring you analysis and player ratings from the game so make sure you stick around. Until then, goodbye!