Monaco-Barcelona is a match valid for the first day of the Champions League and is played on Thursday at 9 p.m.: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
Hansi Flick’s adventure on the Barcelona bench could not have started better. Only victories, so far, for the former Bayern Munich coach who took Xavi’s place on the Blaugrana bench in the summer: the Catalans give the impression that they have solved the problems they had last season, and the five wins in a row in La Liga prove it perfectly.
Barça is winning and convincing and is the only team with full points, four points ahead of rivals Real Madrid. Two days ago, before the break, Lewandowski and his teammates came down like a hurricane on Real Valladolid (7-0), while last Sunday they overwhelmed their Girona cousins, expelling the Montilivi stadium with a bombastic 4-1.
No one in Spain’s top league has scored that many goals (so far 17 in just five rounds). We will see if the winning streak will continue in the Champions League as well: moreover, Monaco represents a good test, since the Monegasques are also off to a great start and are still undefeated in Ligue 1, just 2 lengths behind leading PSG. The team coached by Adi Hutter has won three out of four games, splitting the stakes exclusively with Lens. The Austrian coach is doing a great job, relying on the experience of veterans such as Golovin, Kehrer and Minamino but also on the freshness of youngsters (Ben Seghir, Akliouche, Camara, Ouattara and Magassa). The Principality’s club against Barça will not have to deal with many absences – only Majecki is missing – while Flick has several headaches, considering that summer acquisition Dani Olmo has also been added to the list of unavailable players.
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The Prediction
Barcelona should not miss this one either but, in light of the many absences, it will not be easy for the Blaugrana to return from the Principality with the three points in their pockets. Both are likely to score.
The probable lineups of Monaco-Barcelona
MONACO (4-2-3-1): Köhn; Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Ouattara; Zakaria, Magassa; Akliouche, Golovin, Ben Seghir; Embolo.
BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): ter Stegen; Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres; Lewandowski.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
