Delicate displacement for Adi Hütter’s men on the lawn of Club Bruges this Thursday (6:45 p.m.).
Where, when and on which channel
The Monegasques, who move in the North Venice, close the start of French clubs this Thursday, September 18. Start of the meeting scheduled at 6:45 p.m. on Canal+.
What is the shape of Monaco?
In a good dynamic and already on the Podium of Ligue 1 after four days with 9 points out of 12 gleaned. Without necessarily convincing, the Monegasques, third of the last championship, have just chained three consecutive successes. After those obtained against Le Havre (3-1) and Strasbourg (3-2), they waged with a little success the victory in Auxerre (1-2). The red and white, however, stalled in Lille (1-0) during the 2nd day. Solicited during the summer transfer window, Maghnes Akliouche remained in the Principality, and the new international is in good shape at the start of the season. After the injury of the Finnish porter Lukas Hradecky, released against Strasbourg (3-2) on August 31 and absent for two months. The Swiss Philipp Köhn was rather reassuring in Auxerre. Like the English international defender Eric Dier, 31, summer recruit, who already established himself as the boss of the defense of the Rocher team. Confirmation expected this evening in Belgium.
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Why was the departure in Belgium delayed on Wednesday?
One certainty: the pre-match of AS Monaco was hectic with a long wait at Nice Airport on the plane which was to take the players of the Principality to Belgium on Wednesday afternoon. A plane that has never taken off due to a technical problem, more precisely an air conditioning problem. Shirtless and underwear, several players left the plane by the bridge … The players and the staff then had to evacuate the aircraft. They will leave this Thursday morning, a few hours before the match of their Champions League. Not ideal, a priori, as preparation ….
Or are Fati and Pogba?
At the microphone of Ligue 1+, Monegasque coach Adi Hütter has given Ansu Fati and Paul Pogba reassuring news. The 22-year-old Spanish winger is present in the group in the group for the trip to Bruges and perhaps on the field against Metz (5th day of L1, Sunday September 21). For Paul Pogba, again in the recovery phase, it will still be necessary to wait a little. The French world champion, still in the rethletic phase, resumed collective training with the Monegasque group. The French international, who has not played in an official match since September 3, 2023 due to a doping suspension, hopes for a return to the field in October. “After the next international truce (October 6-14), I think we will have the opportunity to see playing (pogba) for AS Monaco”assured Hütter. The former Juve player could more precisely find the grounds on Saturday October 18 in Angers.
What is Club Bruges worth?
The richest club in Belgium, vice-champion behind the Union Saint-Gilloise, qualified for the league phase of the Champions League via the 3rd round of qualifying thanks to a overwhelming 6-0 victory against the Glasgow Rangers. Semi-finalists of the Europa League in 2024, the Belgians had snatched last season in extremis on the 24th and last qualifying ticket for the dams, before leaving the Atalanta in play-offs, then being eliminated in 8th by Aston Villa. The summer of the Bruges club was marked by major departures: Ardon Jashari to AC Milan, Maxim de Cuyper in Brighton and Chemsdine Talbi on the side of Sunderland. In attack, Christos Tzolis remains the great threat. Before receiving the Principality’s club, the training of Hans Vanaken did not reassure itself by bowing (1-0) against the promoted La Louvière, during the 7th day of the Belgian championship. The Brugeois point to 5th place, far from their national status.
