Back in the Champions League after almost 6 years of absence, Monaco will start strong. The club from the Principality welcomes Barcelona on Thursday evening at the Stade Louis-II.
Adi Hütter, the coach who led Young Boys to the title in 2018 (the Bernese’s first since 1986), and his 3 Swiss (Philipp Köhn, Denis Zakaria and Breel Embolo) will have a lot to do. Barça started the Liga with a bang, with 5 wins in as many matches.
The attacking potential of the Catalans, with in particular the eternal Polish scorer Robert Lewandowski and the nugget Lamine Yamal (17 years old), is impressive. Barcelona has scored 17 goals since the start of the season in La Liga.What they do is very strongrecognizes the Monegasque captain Denis Zakaria. As for Yamal, he impresses me for his age. But I’m sure we can give them problems.“
Atalanta host Gunners, Xhaka and Leverkusen in Rotterdam
The other game of the evening will be played in Bergamo. Atalanta, winners of the Europa League in the spring, will host Arsenal. The Gunners will have to be wary of the Italians, who are always very inspired tactically. Granit Xhaka’s Bayer Leverkusen will start the competition with a trip to Rotterdam to face Feyenoord. Zeki Amdouni and Benfica Lisbon will play in Belgrade against Red Star, while the game between Brest and Sturm Graz could see the Swiss Edimilson Fernandes and Grégory Wüthrich face off. The program will be completed by the clash between two regulars of the competition, Atlético Madrid and RB Leipzig.
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