Our prediction for this Coupe de la Ligue match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
19/12/2018
03:05 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Lorient
Wednesday’s football game at Stade Louis II pits together Monaco and Lorient, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2018/2019 season. Monaco aim to secure the Ligue 1 survival, whereas Lorient are eager to return to the French top flight. Les Rouges et Blancs have been struggling in all competitions in the first half of the season, meaning that a win over Lorient will surely give them a confidence boost. As always, a man to watch in Thierry Henry’s team will be Colombian attacker Radamel Falcao, who is likely to pose a big threat for the opposition defenders. Les Merlus, on the other hand, are on a five-game winless run in all competitions and seeing that the Coupe de la Ligue clash is of huge importance for the hosts, we predict that Thierry Henry’s men are going to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Highlighted Player (Radamel Falcao):
Radamel Falcao, nicknamed the “Colombian Tiger”, is considered one of the best players in the history of Colombian football. The 177-cm-tall attacker is well known for his brilliant finishing and his header technique gives him an advantage in aerial battles with opposition defenders.
Falcao was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 10 February, 1986 and he started his senior career at Lanceros Boyaca. He played for Argentine giants River Plate between 2005 and 2009 and in 2009 he joined Porto. After scoring 41 goals in 51 league appearances for the Dragons, Falcao signed for Atletico Madrid on 18 August 2011 for a fee of €40 million.
The Colombian attacker helped los Rojiblancos win Europa League trophy in 2012, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played for Monaco in the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 campaign and in 2014 he signed a loan deal with Manchester United. He scored just 4 goals in 26 league appearances for the Red Devils and was later loaned to Chelsea before returning to Stade Louis II.
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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