Experienced Juventus defender and 76-cap Italy international Giorgio Chiellini has made his case for football 's most obvious foul . Inside the first minute of Juve 's Champions League quarter-final second-leg against Monaco on Wednesday night , the 30-year-old centre-half committed a deliberate handball after slipping onto the turf . With Monaco danger man Joao Moutinho ready to pounce on the Italian 's mistake , Chiellini resorted to desperation tactics , comically clawing the ball out of the way and earning himself a yellow card . Giorgio Chiellini scrambles to recover the loose ball after slipping on the turf against Monaco on Wednesday . The Italy international is shown a deserved yellow card after his bizarre handball at the Stade Louis II . Chiellini ( left ) in action during the Champions League quarter-final against Monaco on Wednesday night . Juve playmaker Andrea Pirlo controls the ball ahead of Monaco 's Joao Moutinho in the Champions League . Juventus defender Patrice Evra ( left ) jumps to head the ball during the Champions League quarter-final . In spite of these bizarre shenanigans , Juve were able to progress to the Champions League 's last four following a 0-0 at the Stade Louis II . The Serie A leaders won the tie on aggregate , having led from the first-leg 1-0 through Arturo Vidal 's penalty in Turin . Juve are on course to complete a historic treble this season , topping Serie A with 73 points from 31 games while they are also through to the final of the Coppa Italia against Lazio on June 7 . They have not lifted the Champions League trophy since 1996 and Wednesday 's result sees them become the first Italian club to reach the semis for five years . Chiellini 's handball , meanwhile , has been mocked mercilessly on social media .
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini was yellow carded against Monaco in the Champions League after a deliberate handball in the first minute of the game . He slipped on the turf and scrambled to recover the loose ball . The Serie A leaders have progressed to the semi-finals of the competition . CLICK HERE to read Neil Ashton 's match report from Stade Louis II .