For the first match of the play offs of the Champions League, Monaco welcomes Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stade Louis II. The away goal does not apply, it will follow a replay next week in Ukraine.
Monaco easily qualified in the 3rdο qualifying round against Sparta Prague, prevailed in the first match in the Czech Republic with 2-0 while in the replay in Monaco with 3-1. So she continues to hope for her big goal, that of entering the Champions League groups.
Parallel The domestic championship has started, but not ideally for the team of the Principality. In the premiere, they drew 1-1 with Nantes, while in the second match they were defeated by Lorient 1-0, paying for the many changes they had in their squad.
It showed its quality Shakhtar in the previous round against Belgium KRC Genk, prevailed in both matches with 2-1 and won easily qualifying for the play offs of the tournament. So he has the opportunity to claim the qualification in the groups once again this year in recent years.
In the Ukrainian championship was imposed on Friday by Metalist with 2-0 without much difficulty, achieving both of its goals in the second half. With this victory, 2η in the first 4 matches, reached 9 points and went up to 3η position of the championship.
Monaco has not started well in the league and shows that it has in mind the double matches against Shakhtar. The Ukrainian team, for its part, with a permanent presence in the groups in recent years, seems more prepared and in a better condition. The odds for the victory of Monaco are too low, Shakhtar I consider to be superior in both talent and quality and can avoid defeat in today's match which will hardly remain low in the score.
Proposal: Monaco - Shakhtar X2 & OVER 1,5 with odds of 3.00