Monaco and Brest’s turn tonight!

AS Monaco vs FC Barcelona: a shock to start

What are ASM’s real ambitions in this Champions League? If finishing among the top 8 seems quite complicated, the Monegasque club can however hope to finish in one of the next 16 places, synonymous with play-offs to reach the round of 16. With a draw that is not so simple and great teams to play, Minamino’s teammates have every chance.

Especially since they are having an excellent start to the season, and have 3 wins and 1 draw in Ligue 1 so far. While no real big star seems to emerge from this team, Adi Hütter has managed to shape this group and build a real collective. So, before meeting a team that ASM crushed 3-0 in a friendly on August 12, is hope allowed? Our experts’ analysis in our Monaco – Barcelona prediction will tell you a little more…

Monaco has the qualities to come and bother a Barca which is racing at the start of the season.

FC Barcelona, for its part, hopes to be among the big favorites in most Champions League predictions this year. If the Catalan club manages to hold on to Real on the national level, in Europe, it has been much more complicated since 2015, the date of the last coronation under Luis Enrique and with the MSN in front. Since then, it has been disappointment after disappointment for the Catalan supporters…

This year, Barca has launched a new cycle with the arrival of Hansi Flick, and a strong confidence given – as often – to the youngsters of La Masia. And, for the moment, things seem to be working! Indeed, the Blaugrana have won their 5 Liga matches, and seem very solid at the start of the season, both individually and collectively. Will this trip to the Rock be able to stop the Barcelona machine?

Important information

TV channel broadcast: Canal + Foot
Hour : 9:00 p.m. (Thursday, September 19, 2024)
Stade : Louis-II (Monaco, France)
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Dutch)
Direct commentary: Live Monaco – Barcelone

Monaco – Barcelona Prediction

Brest vs Sturm Graz: a big first for Stade Brestois

Brest vs Sturm Graz Sports Betting - Champions League

Could this be the beautiful story of this Champions League 2024-2025 edition? Stade Brestois, author of a historic story last year, will play a European Cup match for the first time in its history! And the Breton club has drawn heavyweights with Bayer Leverkusen, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid… In any case, we can’t wait to see this team play in the biggest European competition!

But, before this very important match for Brest, the form is not optimal. Far from it even… Eric Roy’s men have lost 3 times in 4 Ligue 1 matches. It was against Marseille, Lens and PSG of course, but these are teams calibrated for Europe… Which is what Stade Brestois will play tonight and until the end of January! They will have to play a huge match to get a positive result tonight, and an entire nation wants to believe it…

As a reminder, Brest will discover a European Cup match for the first time in its history.

Sturm Graz is far from being unknown in France. Indeed, we remember that LOSC rubbed shoulders with them last year in the Conference League, winning the first leg by a wide margin (0-3) and conceding a draw in the return leg, where the Dogues had little left to play for. A sign of destiny, Sturm Graz will therefore travel to Guingamp to play against Brest this year, but also to… Lille, during the 6th day!

And the reigning Austrian champion is doing rather well since it remains on 5 consecutive victories in official competition. We can even add the friendly success against Kapfenberg on September 5th, or the draw obtained against PSG (2-2, also in a friendly) before this series, on August 7th. The only black mark for Sturm Graz remains the lack of rhythm, since the club has not played in an official match since August 31st… This could give us an open match, as imagined by our experts in their Brest – Sturm Graz prediction!