Our prediction for this Coupe de la Ligue match:
Guingamp
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2019
03:05 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Monaco
Struggling Monaco will be looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Dijon when they take on Guingamp in the Coupe de la Ligue semis. Les Rouges et Blancs are having a season to forget, but winning of the French League Cup will surely help them save the season. Cesc Fabregas will be the man to watch in the away side and seeing that Guingamp sit in the ultimate position in the Ligue 1 standings, we are tempted to put our money on Leonardo Jardim’s men. The hosts head into Tuesday’s football game following a 1-0 home loss to Reims and we do not believe that they are capable of beating Monaco, who are desperate to give fans some cheer. Experienced Colombian attacker Radamel Falcao is likely to lead the line for the visitors against Guingamp and we believe that he is going to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
Highlighted Player (Karl-Johan Johnsson):
Born in Ranneslov (Sweden) on January 28, 1990 Karl-Johan Johansson started his youth career at his home-town club Ranneslovs GIF. In 2005 he joined Halmstadts and four years later he made his first-team debut for HBK. The 187-cm-tall goalkeeper made 67 appearances in the league for Halmstads and in 2013 he signed for NEC as a free agent.
Karl-Johan Johnsson played 30 games for the Dutch club during the 2013/2014 Eredivisie campaign and in the summer of 2014 he moved to Randers. The Swedish shoot-stopper spent two seasons at Randers and in 2016 he moved to French club Guingamp. It has to be noted that he managed to keep nine clean sheets in 37 appearances for Guingamp in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
His contract with the club expires on June 30, 2020. Speaking of his international career, Karl-Johan Johnsson has 17 caps for Sweden U21 and he made his senior debut in 2012 against Qatar.
Highlighted Team (Monaco):
Though based in Monaco, Les Rouges et Blances – as they are commonly referred to – play their games in the French football league system. Members of the top tier Ligue 1, Monaco play their home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille in front of 18,500 people. The Principality club boasts a turbulent history, which saw Monaco reach the highest heights of both domestic and international scene, but also get relegated to the amateur leagues at the very beginnings and to Ligue 2 in 2010-11 season.
The following year AS Monaco were acquired by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, whose heavy investments turned the Principality club into one of the biggest spenders in Europe in 2013 and reestablishing its place among Europe’s top clubs.
AS Monaco have had notable European results in the modern football era having been runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. One of the most successful clubs in France AS Monaco have so far won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies.
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