Monaco pulled off a shock when they defeated Borussia Dortmund in the first leg in Germany.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Monaco added a second. "We've become much closer in the last few days".
Dortmund made the worst possible start to the match, conceding a goal after just three minutes.
Marco Reus scored in the 48 minute to cut the lead but 2-1 became 3-1 when Valere Germain netted in the 81 minute to nearly complete a famous victory for the French team.
Monaco reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2004 after an impressive second-leg performance in the last eight against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
Last week's first leg was postponed by 24 hours after the Dortmund team bus was attacked with explosives on its way to the stadium.
It was this mutual respect that prompted Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev to give Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke a special plaque with several photos showing the solidarity between the two sets of fans last week.
The team from the Mediterranean principality were too good for their German opponents in yesterday's quarterfinal second leg, winning 3-1 at the Stade Louis II to advance 6-3 on aggregate.
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Nuri Sahin cracked a free-kick off a post at the other end and Monaco survived that scare to increase their lead on 17 minutes at the end of a counter-attack.
AS Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim has indicated that his side will go on attacking in the Champions League.
Whatever the reasons behind the travel issues, there was nothing but support for Dortmund inside the ground.
'At this level you can not set limits for your players.
Benjamin Mendy's fierce 25-metre strike was parried by Roman Burki into the path of Mbappe, who coolly slotted home to put the hosts ahead.
Dortmund almost pulled a goal back in the 14th when Nuri Sahin's free kick from just outside the box beat a stretched Danijel Subasic but not the post, as the rebound shot across the goal mouth and out of danger.
Reus, who had missed the first leg with a hamstring injury, pulled a goal back within three minutes when he smashed a cross from Dembele into the top corner after the teenager had charged down the right. Skipper Marco Reus blew a 10th-minute golden chance when drilling Erik Durm's cross straight at Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic.
Almamy Toure starts at right-back with Djibril Sidibe still recovering from appendicitis, while teenage prodigy Kylian Mbappe plays alongside Radamel Falcao up front.
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