Watch: Higuain finishes off gorgeous team move as Juve shreds Monaco
Reuters / Jean-Paul Pelissier
A midair flick and a backheel pass leading to a goal - just like something out of a video game.
Juventus drew first blood in the opening leg of its Champions League semi-final tilt against Monaco on Wednesday, as a pair of gorgeous touches from Paulo Dybala and Dani Alves helped tee up Gonzalo Higuain.
The Argentine, whose struggles in the knockout stages of the tournament have been well-documented, made no mistake.
7 - Gonzalo Higuaín has now ended a seven-game goalscoring drought in the CL knockout-out phases. Relief. #ASMJUV
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) May 3, 2017
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