Monaco back in Ligue 1 against Le Havre after UCL win over Barca.
Fresh from a thrilling win over Barcelona, AS Monaco look to maintain their momentum as they take on Le Havre in a Ligue 1 clash at Stade Louis II on Sunday, September 22.
Monaco
A 2-1 win over ten-man Barcelona in the opening round of the revamped UEFA Champions League left Monaco with three points in the inaugural league phase of the competition. Monaco took the lead six minutes after a red card, just 10 minutes into the game, left Barcelona with 10 men. Lamine Yamal [28’] restored parity for Barcelona moments later. However, George Ilenikhena [71’] bagged the winner in the second half.
“Winning against Barcelona, one of the best teams in the world makes us proud,” Adi Hütter said after the midweek UCL win. Monaco will now swing their attention to domestic duties, with Le Havre up next on the board.
The principality club are 3rd, with 10 points, two points adrift of league leaders PSG, following last weekend’s 3-0 win over Auxerre. Monaco [WWDW] will surely be seeking back-to-back victories when they welcome the visitors, whom they have only lost two of their 19 games against [12W, 5D, 2L].
However, the home side are winless in their three games against Le Havre in front of the home crowd [0W, 2D, 1L] in the 21st century. Meanwhile, the home side, who are the joint-best defensive side in Ligue 1, along with Lens, will be looking to keep successive shutouts after conceding just one goal in four Ligue 1 games.
A 4—2—3—1 with Embolo in attack is expected against Le Havre. Goalkeeper Radosław Majecki is ruled out of this weekend’s fixture.
Le Havre
Le Havre saw their two-game winning run come to an end after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Toulouse. The visitors are 10th on the table with six points (2W, 0D, 2L), having seen two victories sandwiched by defeats (LWWL).
After a 15th-place finish last season, holding on to 10th place after this weekend’s game would be considered a step in the right direction, despite being just four games into the season. However, a torrid run on the road in Ligue 1 is nothing to write home about.
The visitors have won just two of their 19 away games in Ligue 1 since their promotion to the top flight in 2023 (2W, 9D, 8L). Nevertheless, Didier Digard will be hoping a trip to Monaco will see his side return to winning ways at Stade Louis II when he deploys the defensive 5-4-1.
Twenty-two-year-old Yassine Kechta is poised to lead the attack. Meanwhile, Issa Soumaré is ruled out of this weekend’s encounter.
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