Monaco take on the visitors Atletico Madrid at the Stade Louis II in the Round 1 of the UEFA Champions League Group A. The match will be played in the eponymous city Monaco on Tuesday, September 18th.
Monaco have been looking unstable in the start of the new season. The team was able to get only one victory over Nantes in their four previous league matches. That was a very bad result for a team that had set the goal to compete for the second place in the Ligue 1 Conforama for them. The only way they can justify those results is with their tough playing schedule. The main weakness of Les Monegasques has been their defensive line lately who have been spoiling the playing style of the team. Their offensive line has been quite good on the other hand but it`s a question if they will be able to deal with the safe defense of Atletico Madrid. It is unlikely that the team of Leonardo Jardim will show a good performance on Tuesday even with the home crowd advantage. In their last three matches Monaco drew against Toulouse with a 1-1 score, lost to Olympique Marseille with a 2-3 score and lost to Bordeaux with a 1-2 score.
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Atletico Madrid won the UEFA Europa League trophy last season. Thereby Los Colchoneros went through to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. However, it was not that important for them to win the trophy because they placed second in their local Primera Division and would get to the group stage of the Champions League anyway. In the 2018 UEFA Super Cup fixture the team of Diego Simeone beat Real Madrid with a 4-2 score spectacularly. Thereby they broke their failing streak against Los Blancos in the Eurocups. Los Rojiblancos have been looking so-so in the Primera Division lately though. In the first tour they drew against Valencia with a 1-1 score. In the second tour they barely beat Rayo Vallecano with a 1-0 score; In the third tour they lost to Celta Vigo with a 0-2 score. In the fourth tour Los Indios drew against Eibar with a 1-1 score. There is no doubt though that the team of Diego Simeone will put all their effort into the Champions League this season because the final match of the tournament will take place at the Wanda Metropolitano which is the home ground for Los Colchoneros. In their last three matches Atletico Madrid drew against Eibar with a 1-1 score, lost to Celta Vigo with a 0-2 score and beat Rayo Vallecano with a 1-0 score.
Atletico Madrid have all the tools to beat Monaco confidently in the upcoming fixture. Furthermore, Los Colchoneros are the favourites to go through to the 1/8-finals from the Group A. The team is going to compete for the first place in the group. Thereby they need to beat Les Monegasques in the first round fixture to prove their ambitions.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win.
