Juventus fullback Patrice Evra admits it was a nervous victory over AS Monaco in the first-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

Arturo Vidal's penalty was the only goal to separate the two teams.

Evra said: "It's still open. We must respect Monaco and we didn't underestimate them the way Arsenal did. Alright, 1-0 is not a great result, but it puts us in a good position to qualify.

"We still have a lot to do and above all must maintain respect for Monaco. Every time I play with this jersey, I try to respect those who came before me and that's a huge responsibility for me.

"Being favourites put pressure on us and we did feel that tension in the first 20 minutes. I felt the anxiety and we had to shake that off."