Juventus reached their second Champions League final in three seasons with a comfortable aggregate victory over Monaco.
Already leading 2-0 from the first leg, the Italian side extended their advantage when Mario Mandzukic stabbed in after his initial header was saved.
Dani Alves doubled their lead on the night with an instinctive volley from goalkeeper Danijel Subasic’s punched clearance.
Kylian Mbappe turned in Joao Moutinho’s low cross to pull one back in the second half, but the Ligue 1 side could not pull off an unlikely comeback.
Juventus, who have not won this competition since 1996 and lost 3-1 to Barcelona in the 2015 final, will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in Cardiff on 3 June.
Already in Cardiff
Ten years ago, Juve were dragging themselves out of the second tier of Italian football following a tumultuous sequence of events that saw them demoted from Serie A.
Now, after beating Monaco 4-1 on aggregate, the Old Lady will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final in Cardiff on 3 June.
“Magic Dani Alves, fantastic Juventus,” read the headline on Italian newspaper Tuttosport. Gazzetta dello Sport, meanwhile, went with: “Great Juve!”
The media are gushing, and who can blame them?
Two Champions League finals in three years, on the cusp of winning a sixth successive Serie A title and 23 games unbeaten in Europe.
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, speaking on BT Sport, described Juve’s performance on Tuesday as a “masterclass”.
“Attack and defence everywhere,” he said.
After a rollercoaster decade, Juve may have put together the perfectly balanced side.