Arsenal vs Monaco Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

The Gunners responded brilliantly to their 1-0 defeat to Inter at the Giuseppe Meazza, literally crushing Viktor Gyökeres' Sporting in Portugal 1-5. A winning victory a few days later via a success in the championship, at West Ham 2-5, which allowed them to record a 2nd consecutive victory in the PL after that gleaned after the break against Nottingham Forrest 3-0 . Coming back to the C1, Arteta's men are positioned in the top 8 with the same number of points as their evening counterparts, so suffice to say that this poster will be taken very seriously by the latter. As preparation, Arsenal crossed swords with United and Fulham last week in the Premier League to follow. From the start, AS Monaco was hot by beating Barça at Louis II 2-1.

In the process, the Monegasques went to score 1 point on the pitch of Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia in torrential rain 2-2, before destroying Red Star Belgrade in the Principality 5-1 and Bologna on the road 0-1. On the other hand, during the previous day, in a poster somewhat truncated by highly doubtful refereeing, ASM lost against Benfica, notably because of a double of assists from Angel Di Maria 2-3 . Even outnumbered, Hütter's men showed self-sacrifice and continued to worry the Portuguese by even scoring the 2-1 goal at ten against eleven, before finally sinking. In the process, the residents of Le Rocher lost a decisive match in Ligue 1 against Marseille at the Vélodrome 2-1.

Unlike a competitor like Man City, Arsenal does not have a lot of absences due to injury other than Japanese international Tomiyasu and full-back Ben White. All the rest of the professional squad will be at the disposal of Arteta who will be able to count on his handyman Bukayo Saka (5 goals, 10 PD in PL), the German international Havertz (2 goals in C1), the leader of play Odegaard, the ball scratcher Rice, without forgetting the Brazilians Gabriel (scorer against Sporting and West Ham in the process), Jesus (supersub), and Martinelli. William Saliba should probably start in the eleven, he who asserts himself among the best centrals in the world. Excluded against Benfica, central Singo will serve his suspension for this match.

We will not forget to mention the absences of Coulibaly (not a match yet this season), Diatta (6 appearances in L1), and the young midfielder Diop, all three on the flank (injured). Aged 19, Ben Seghir is a Moroccan international and scored his first goal in the LDC against Benfica (4 goals, 3 assists in the league). A true feat of African football, he will be there just like Embolo, the playmaker Golovin (2 goals in L1), or another talent, the Tricolore Akliouche (2 goals, 1 offering in LDC).