Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 0-1
Atletico Madrid
Stade Louis II will host Tuesday’s football game between Monaco and Atletico Madrid. Monaco experienced all sorts of problems in the Champions League group stages last term, with the team picking up only two points from possible 18 in the process. Les Rouges et Blancs are no longer sharp as they used to be a couple of seasons ago and it is no surprise they are seen as underdogs in Tuesday’s football match against Atletico Madrid. Los Rojiblancos have the biggest possible ambitions for the 2018/2019 Champions League campaign as the club chiefs were very active in the summer transfer window. Antoine Griezmann, who impressed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, is likely to pose a big threat for the opposition defenders and we predict that he is going to lead the visitors to the triumph against Monaco in their Champions League opener.
Highlighted Player (Youri Tielemans):
Youri Tielemans is a product of Anderlecht football academy. The prolific midfielder was born on May 7, 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and he is regarded as one of the most talented Belgian players. Tielemans signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht at the age of 16 and in 2013 he made his first-team debut for the club.
The Belgian starlet came as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Lokeren in the national championship. Youri Tielemans was making progress week by week and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The 176-cm-tall footballer scored 26 goals in 139 appearances in the league for Anderlecht and in 2017 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Tielemans joined les Rouges et Blancs for a fee of around €25 million. Speaking of his international career, the Monaco midfielder made his senior debut for Belgium in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands (9.9.2016.). He came as a substitute ten minutes before the final whistle, replacing Steven Defour.
Highlighted Team (Atletico Madrid):
Atletico Madrid are a Spanish team that plays in Primera Division (La Liga). Los Rojiblancos or los Colchoneros play their home matches at Estadio Vicente Calderon, which holds up to 54,960 spectators. Atletico Madrid have won 10 La Liga titles, but they have yet to lift the European Cup (Champions League) trophy.
Los Rojiblancos have won 10 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) trophies and it has to be noted that they defeated their bitter local rivals Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 Spanish Cup final. The rivalry between the two capital clubs is pretty big and El Madrileno is regarded as one of the most exciting derbies in the world football.
Atletico Madrid played two Champions League finals under Diego Simeone, but they failed to beat Real Madrid in the title games (2013/2014 and 2015/2016). However, the Argentine tactician helped Atletico Madrid win the La Liga trophy in 2014 and, no doubt, he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the capital club.
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