Monaco vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips (19 September)

Monaco will see a starving Barcelona team arrive following its success against the latter in the Joan Gamper Trophy at the beginning of August 0-3. A success which did not go down well on the other side of the Pyrenees but not anecdotal either for the Monegasques who clearly have a card to play following their good start in the championship with no defeats in their first three matches before the break. There are even two successes against AS Saint-Étienne 1-0 and against Lyon on the road 0-2. With the aim of achieving 3/3, the 2017 French champion came up against a Lensois wall before the international break 1-1, and he tried to break the glass ceiling against Auxerre on Saturday for the return of the Ligue 1 post-international break to follow. Quarter-finalist of the last Champions League, FC Barcelona fell to PSG, helped by the expulsion of Araujo.

However, guided by Xavi at that time, Barça had returned to the top 8 of the Champions League while remaining on two eliminations in the group stage. This year, led by Hansi Flick, the Barcelona have so far not made a mistake in La Liga with 4 victories in 4 games before the break. Against the promoted Valladolid 7-0, against Rayo Vallecano 1-2, at home for the reception of Athletic Bilbao 2-1 and at Valencia to open the ball 1-2. Last weekend, the Blaugrana traveled not far from home, to the Montilivi pitch in Girona as part of the 5th day to follow. 

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At Monaco, the two Tricolores, Coulibaly and the young Edan Diop are injured and will miss this Champions League shock. These are ultimately the only two major absences to be notified for residents of Vieux-Rocher. Hütter will be able to count on the very interesting Balogun (7 goals, 5 assists last season in L1), Magassa (international Espoirs), the crack Ben Seghir (19 years old), without forgetting Minamino (9 pawns, 6 pancakes in L1). last year) and the Swiss international, Breel Embolo (the bubble for the moment in the championship).

 The hiccups continue for the Culers with the withdrawals of Frenkie de Jong, Gavi (recovery), Araujo, Bernal (ruptured cruciate ligaments, absent for a year), Christensen (absent until October) , Fermin Lopez (muscle injury) or the uncertainties around the holders Yamal (1 goal, 4 assists in La Liga) and Dani Olmo (rookie, RB Leipzig), author of 2 goals in 2 matches with his training club. Returning from loan from Brighton, Ansu Fati returned to collective training during the break but still remains uncertain. That's a lot of absences all the same for Hansi Flick who will however be able to count on Robert Lewandowski, who is regaining his sense of goal this season (4 pawns in La Liga), or even on the Brazilian international, Raphinha who is gradually finding his previous level that he had at Leeds (3 goals, 2 goals in La Liga).