Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
02/08/2022
20:00
Prediction: 1-1
PSV
Stade Louis II will host Tuesday’s Champions League qualifier between Monaco and PSV, the two teams who seem to be evenly matched ahead of the first leg. Important midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has joined Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, but the club chiefs have signed the likes of Takumi Minamino and Breel Embolo, and we predict that the attacking duo will pose a big threat to the opposition back-line.
PSV, on the other hand, are on a quest to put an end to Ajax’s dominance in the Dutch top flight, but they have big ambitions for the 2022/2023 Champions League campaign as well. Even though the likes of Guus Til, Luuk de Jong, and Xavi Simons have signed for the Philips Stadion outfit, away win should not be considered as Monaco are tough to beat at home. Taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Judilson Mamadu Tuncará Gomes):
Nicknamed Pele, Judilson Mamadu Tuncara Gomes is a 183-cm-tall midfielder who was born in Aqualva-Cacem Portugal. Despite being born in Portugal, Pele decided to represent Guinea-Bissau on the international stage. Judilson Mamadu Tuncara Gomes made two appearances Portugal U19 team, while receiving a call-up for the U20 team for a friendly against France.
Speaking of his senior debut, Pele played his first match for Guinea-Bissau on June 10, 2017 in a 1-0 win over Namibia. As for his club career, the Guinea-Bissau international played for the likes of Belenenses, Genoa, Milan, Arsenal Kyiv, Olhanense, Benfica, Pacos Ferreira, Feirense, Rio Ave and Monaco before joining Nottingham Forest on loan in 2019.
His main position is defensive midfield, but he is used as a central midfielder as well. Pele’s preferred foot is right and he has a contract with Monaco which should expire on June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (PSV):
Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.
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