Monaco hosts Nantes in round 1 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, August 6th at Stade Louis II (Monaco)
AS Monaco is the bronze medalist of the 2020/2021 season. Previous coaches could not bring the team back to the level of Leonardo Jardim’s times. Niko Kovac managed to stage the game and return the club to its former glory. Thanks to the Croatian specialist, the Monegasques took the final 3rd place in the last season of Ligue 1, imposing a good fight on the grandees of local football. The Reds and Whites scored even more than the champion Lille. The club represents its country in the UEFA Champions League qualification. It is important to add that Monaco lost as many as six players in the summer (five defenders). Three of them were an important part of the team, but were sold to other clubs. The bosses acquired two newcomers (a winger and a goalkeeper), but they still have to deserve a place in the first eleven.
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Nantes is a tough middle peasant of the French championship, which has been playing in the top division for nine years. The team doesn’t set the Thames on fire. As a rule, the Canaries are outside the TOP-10. Last season was an exception in a bad way. Nantes took the final 18th place, thus getting into the relegation playoffs. Fortunately, the fans breathed a sigh of relief when their favorites beat Toulouse on aggregate. The season turned out to be a failure, so the management had to change the head coach. Nantes is now headed by Antoine Kombouare. In the summer, the club lost six players, including the key figure Imran Louza, who moved to Watford for € 10 million. Three newcomers came, but there are currently no TOP transfers.
AS Monaco are the grandees of French football, who set themselves the goal of fighting for the champion’s title in Ligue 1. The team has the second most expensive squad in the French championship. Nantes is a middle peasant of the competition, which has not managed to get into the top ten of the tournament standings for several years. Moreover, it almost dropped to the lower division in the last championship. The Canaries concede a lot and rarely win (nine victories in 38 rounds of the last season). On paper, the hosts should beat their opponents with confidence. Let's add that the Monegasques beat the Canaries twice with the same score of 2-1 in the previous championship.
Prediction for the match: AS Monaco to win
