After a spectacular first leg, AS Monaco and Manchester City meet at Stade Louis II on Wednesday to decide which of the two teams goes through to the Champions League quarter-finals. Manchester City won the first leg 5-3 after Monaco had a 3-2 lead and a penalty kick missed by Falcao. The Colombian striker scored twice in the first leg, while Manchester City's Sergio Aguero also bagged two goals.
AS Monaco secured three consecutive Ligue 1 victories after the defeat in Manchester and they also progressed in the French Cup following a spectacular extra-time win over Marseille. Last weekend they defeated Bordeaux 2-1 to preserve their three-point cushion over PSG at the top of the league table. Kamil Glik is suspended for this match, while Boschilia and Guido Carrillo are injured.
Manchester City kept winning after the Monaco match, they advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup thanks to victories against Huddersfield and Middlesbrough and also won 2-0 at Sunderland in the Premier League. However, they were held to a disappointing goalless draw at home by Stoke in between those results, so getting back in the title race seems highly unlikely. Vincent Kompany is the only fitness concern for manager Pep Guardiola along with long-term absentees Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus.
Probable line-ups:
Monaco: Subasic - Sidibe, Jemerson, Raggi, Mendy - B. Silva, Bakayoko, Fabinho, Lemar - Mbappe, Falcao
Man City: Caballero - Sagna, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov - Fernandinho, Toure - Sane, D. Silva, Sterling - Aguero
My prediction: 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Monaco win - 2.63
Draw - 3.90
Man City win - 2.60
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sharpe
03/15/17, 12:03:51 AM
I think Monaco could of had a better result in the first game but do to the inexperience of some of the players they not managed to achieved it. It certainly a...
I think Monaco could of had a better result in the first game but do to the inexperience of some of the players they not managed to achieved it. It certainly a good lead for Man City especially when they were the trailing side in biggest part of the first leg match. I think Monaco still have their chances and I expecting to see them winning if they would go trough is another theme. My prediction 3-1 to Monaco.
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