Juventus host Monaco in the Champions League quarter-finals, as Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata start.

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This is the first leg and the Bianconeri will have learned not to underestimate Monaco, who famously knocked Arsenal out in the last round thanks to a 3-1 victory in London.

Juventus host Monaco in the Champions League quarter-finals, as Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata start.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here to join in our LIVEBLOG.

This is the first leg and the Bianconeri will have learned not to underestimate Monaco, who famously knocked Arsenal out in the last round thanks to a 3-1 victory in London.

That showed how important it will be to get this game right and make the most of home advantage without gifting away goals.

Coach Max Allegri also slammed his squad for complacency after Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat to Serie A’s bottom club Parma.

Pirlo is back in the squad and straight into the starting XI, his first appearance since limping off with a calf strain against Borussia Dortmund on February 24.

Tevez was rested for the last couple of games after suffering from muscular problems and now raring to go alongside Alvaro Morata.

Barzagli also returns from injury, but is only on the bench, as he won’t be risked against Monaco’s pacey strikers, while Paul Pogba, Martin Caceres, Kwadwo Asamoah and Romulo miss out.

Jeremy Toulalan is out after limping off clutching his thigh against Caen on Friday evening, so Fabinho takes his place.

Ricardo Carvalho is preferred to Wallace, while Anthony Martial gets the nod instead of Dimitar Berbatov.

Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pereyra; Tevez, Morata

Juventus bench: Storari, Barzagli, Padoin, Sturaro, Pepe, Llorente, Matri

Monaco: Subasic; Raggi, Ricardo Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Fabinho, Kondogbia, Moutinho; Carrasco, Martial, Dirar

Monaco bench: Stekelenburg, Wallace, Elderson, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Carvalho, Berbatov, Germain

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