21:12 – First dangerous opportunity in favor of Bologna
Miranda took advantage of a slight mix-up in a Bologna offensive to deliver a left-footed shot from a tight angle. His attempt went over the target.
21:09 – Offside whistled against Monaco
Poorly positioned on his goalkeeper's restart, Embolo was flagged for offside.
21:07 – The lawn in poor condition
What we can see at the start of the match is the rather catastrophic state of the pitch. This impacts the game.
9:03 p.m. – Here we go!
The kick-off was given by Azeri referee Aliyar Aghayev who will be assisted on video by Germans.
9:02 p.m. – A minute of silence
A minute of silence has just passed to pay tribute to the victims of the floods in the Valencia region.
8:59 p.m. – It’s time for the anthem!
The Champions League anthem rings out in the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara!
20:56 – 350 supporters made the trip
To encourage the Monegasques, 350 supporters came.
8:55 p.m. – Kick-off in 5 minutes
The start of the meeting is imminent. The players are going to return to the pitch!
8:50 p.m. – Bologna has returned to success at home!
Fifth in Serie A last year, Bologna experienced a drought at home. Since the resumption of the Italian Championship, Vincenzo Italiano's team had not won on their home turf at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara for seven months. They remedied this last weekend by winning 1-0 against Lecce. Adi Hütter told the press that this victory “gave them a lot of confidence. They are a dangerous team, which will certainly be a very good opponent, but I am convinced that we will also be a very tough one” he said. warned.
20:40 – Hütter comments on Zakaria’s absence
Monaco will miss midfielder Denis Zakaria but the Principality coach does not want to make excuses or depend on the captain. “It would be too easy for me to say that when he is not there we cannot win. It does not make sense to think so. I hope he will be back for the match against Strasbourg this weekend. Despite his absence, we have the players to put in a good match tomorrow night against Bologna, who are a good team. We will see how we can compensate for Denis' absence. Note that Folarin Balogun is still absent from the group.
20:30 – Restart the machine for Monaco
AS Monaco, in good form in the French Championship, ceded its runner-up position to Olympique de Marseille after two successive defeats to Nice (2-1 on October 27) and Angers (1-0 on November 1). “We were very upset by the defeat against Angers,” explained Adi Hütter at a press conference. “We did not play with the right mentality. We cannot accept such a performance. Our objective is to leave Bologna with points,” assured the Austrian technician.
20:15 – Match lineups
Vincenzo Italiano decided to go 4 – 2 – 3 -1. Adi Hütter also made this choice with Mawissa as left back.
- Bologna: Skorupski – Posch, Beukema, Lucumí, Miranda – Moro, Freuler, Fabbian – Iling-Jr, Castro, Ndoye
- Monaco : Majecki – Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Mawissa – Camara, Magassa – Akliouche, Golovin, Ben Seghir – Embolo
20:05 – The match referee
The referee of the match this evening is Azeri. This is Aliyar Agayev.
8:00 p.m. – Hello everyone!
Welcome everyone to this new Champions League evening. Fourth in the standings at the start of this fourth day, Monaco is playing this evening on the Bologna pitch with the objective of getting closer to qualifying for the elimination phases.
