Allegri says battling Juventus fear no one

• Massimiliano Allegri: Juventus fear no one after overcoming illness and Monaco
• Proud Leonardo Jardim says Monaco were at no stage inferior to Juventus
• Bianconeri reach last four for the first time since finishing runners-up in 2003
• Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from Monaco and Madrid
• The semi-final draw takes place in Nyon from 12.00CET on Friday

Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus coach
Tonight I want to celebrate with the fans – it is turning into a great year for Juventus. There were signs of us becoming a great European team again. We did not have great games in either leg but Monaco are pretty good – we knew they would be. We did not have many chances but we defended well.

Monaco produced two big performances, but we had to be brave and we were. It is always difficult reaching the semi-finals but we made it, all credit to our players. We are a group and we gave it our all. Although we did not play a great game, we were ready for every situation and we did what we had to do.

My players were hit by a virus, they were sick, so we have achieved a big thing by qualifying here. Twelve years on we are in the semi-finals again. I fear no one – we will play the best teams in Europe and this will be a very exciting challenge.

Leonardo Jardim, Monaco coach
We are disappointed but proud. Over two games Monaco were never inferior to Juventus. We showed Europe our collective and individual qualities. After this excellent campaign we will have to change our objectives and make sure we qualify for Europe next year.

We represented France and Monaco well. Now we want to recover, physically and mentally. My objective is to focus on our aims in Ligue 1 and we will be here to support the players.