Watch: Alves' dominant semi-final continues with thunderous volley
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Dani Alves is bringing Juventus to Cardiff all by himself.
After creating both goals in the 2-0 win over Monaco in the first leg of the semi-final last week, the Brazilian set up another on Tuesday, teeing up Mario Mandzukic for the opening tally of the contest.
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And then he took matters into his own hands.
Alves gave Juve a 2-0 lead on the day - and a commanding 4-0 advantage on aggregate - with an absolute rocket of a volley in the waning minutes of the opening stanza.
7 - Dani Alves has been involved in 7 CL goals in this season (3 scored, 4 assisted), more than any other defender. Deciding. #JuveASM
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