Monaco have a mountain to climb in Turin

'We have to stay confident, try to play our game and put on a good performance and if we score at the start of the game, maybe that could change things', the Monaco boss said. It will pressumably be a bit more complicated as they strive to end Juventus' four-year unbeaten home record in Europe.

Not only in European competitions, Allegri's team are unbeaten in their last 50 matches at the Juventus Stadium. Their last defeat was in Agust 2015 against Udinese.

Monaco need goals in order to complete their dream of progressing through to the final, but they will be facing one of the most solid defences around. Juventus have only conceded two goals in the Champions League this season, and have kept six consecutive clean sheets.

No French team has ever beaten the 'Old Lady' in Italy in European competitions. Juventus have won 11 and drawn 3 fixtures at home against French teams. Monaco themselves have never beaten an Italian side on their own turf in seven attempts.

Only two teams (Ajax, 1996, and Inter, 2011) have managed to win a knockout tie after losing the first leg at home. In both instances the deficit going into the second leg was of one goal, so nobody has ever overturned a two-goal deficit away from home.

Monaco will know of the difficulty in the job at hand, but if they face the tie with the audacity they have shown in previous rounds there is always a chance. This season's Champions League has proven any result can be reversed...