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This looming Champions League tie will see Monaco facing opposition from Barcelona on Thursday.
MonacoWWWWDW 📈
Monaco will be looking for another win after a 0-3 Ligue 1 success against AJ Auxerre.
In that game, Monaco had 59% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Monaco, the scorers were Thilo Kehrer (8'), Vanderson (25') and Denis Zakaria (89'). Auxerre had 13 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Monaco have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.
They’ve totted up the amount of 13 during that period and have conceded a total of 1. That trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, of course.
BarcelonaWWWWWW 💯
Barcelona come into this match after a 1-4 La Liga win with the defeat of Girona FC in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Barcelona had 55% possession and 20 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. For Barcelona, the goals were scored by Lamine Yamal (30', 37'), Dani Olmo (47') and Pedri (64'). On the other side, Girona got 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Cristhian Stuani (80') scored for Girona FC.
A series of steadfast displays by the Barcelona defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their last 6 outings combined. In that time, their forwards have scored 17.
ℹ️ Team News: Monaco
Edan Diop (Foot injury) and Radoslaw Majecki (Ankle sprain) are not available for Monaco boss Adi Hütter.
In all likelihood, Les Rouge et Blanc may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Philipp Koehn, Vanderson, Thilo Kehrer, Mohammed Salisu, Kassoum Ouattara, Denis Zakaria, Soungoutou Magassa, Maghnes Akliouche, Aleksandr Golovin, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Breel Embolo.
📋 Team News: Barcelona
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has to choose a team with limited availability. Gavi (Cruciate ligament tear), Dani Olmo (Muscle injury), Frenkie de Jong (Ankle injury), Fermín López (Muscle injury), Ronald Araujo (Hamstring injury), Andreas Christensen (Achilles tendon irritation) and Marc Bernal (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.
It’s our belief that Barça seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting M. ter Stegen, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Alex Balde, Marc Casado, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski.
✨ Prediction
We believe that Monaco have it in them to score a goal against this Barcelona lineup, but one goal isn’t likely to be enough.
Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 1-2 winning margin for Barcelona when all is said and done. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.