Monaco take on the visitors Trabzonspor in the round 3 match of UEFA Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 6th at Stade Louis II (Monaco).
Monaco again are limited to playing in the Europa League. In 2021, the Monegasques were embarrassedly eliminated from the Champions League qualification - they lost to Shakhtar Donetsk in Kharkiv due to an own goal in extra time. Soon Niko Kovacs left the post. Philippe Clement, who replaced him, was able to return the club to 3rd place in Ligue 1. But, like his predecessor, the Belgian could not pass the Champions League qualification either. And it’s also a shame: after a draw at home, they led 2-1 in Eindhoven until the 89th minute, but eventually lost to PSV in extra time. Again, they have to limit themselves to the Europa League. And there, first in Belgrade, it turned out to win with a minimum score of 1-0 against Crvena Zvezda. But then, with the same score, they lost at home to Ferencváros.
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Trabzonspor are not as good now as it was last season. The "Burgundy-blue" - 1 of the unique clubs that is not based in Istanbul, but became the champion of Turkey. But for a very long time it was not possible to take the title again, the maximum was 2nd place. The brighter was the triumph of 2021/2022 - the wards of Abdullay Avji then issued the "gold" ahead of schedule. However, after the summer holidays the project is not so convincing. And the return to the Champions League turned into a defeat from the very first opponent - Copenhagen (1-2 and 0-0). Moreover, having moved to the Europa League, Trabzonspor started the group stage with 2-3 in Budapest with Ferencváros. But then they managed to beat Crvena Zvezda on their field: Trezeguet (the one who is Egyptian) first assisted Gamsik, and then scored himself. And only in the 89th minute, the Serbs were able to issue a classic “goal of prestige”.
Both Monaco and Trabzonspor are quite active in the international arena. But at the same time, these ambitious clubs from France and Turkey did not intersect with each other even at a friendly level. Both teams have questions. But still, Monaco plays on its own field, and it looks a little more convincing - we bet that Clement's wards will win.
Prediction for the match: Monaco to win.
