missed chances in their Champions League semi-
final defeat to Juventus.
Monaco went down to a 2-0 first-leg home loss,
Gonzalo Higuain scoring both goals for the visitors.
Leonardo Jardim's men had made a bright start to
the match, Mbappe twice being denied by Gianluigi
Buffon prior to Higuain's opener.
Radamel Falcao and substitute Valere Germain
were also thwarted by Buffon after the break and
Mbappe felt his side's failure to be clinical proved
decisive as Juve took advantage of the fewer
chances they had.
"We lacked a little bit of experience, but most
importantly of all we weren't clinical enough in
front of goal," Mbappe was quoted as saying by
UEFA.
"We created a lot of chances and just didn't take
them. On the other hand, Juventus had two clear
chances and scored two goals. We have to learn
from this.
"Buffon made a couple of good saves in the match.
Hopefully we can score in the second leg.
"It was a good experience for us. We work every
day to play against big players and this will allow
us to progress quicker."
Mbappe's team-mates Fabinho and Bernardo Silva
both stressed the tie was not yet over ahead of
next Tuesday's second leg in Turin.
Fabinho said: "They were better and deserved the
win. Still, we are going to give everything in the
return.
"You can never completely write us off given our
attack."
Silva added: "It was not easy to find space against
one of the best teams in Europe. It will be very
difficult now but nothing is impossible."
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