Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Since Monday will not please with a significant number of soccer events, the confrontation between Barcelona and Monaco should cause considerable interest. Dailysports experts have prepared their prediction for this friendly match.
Barcelona
Last season, the Catalans can not write themselves in the asset, the club did not win trophies, as well as completely lost the fight for the championship to Real Madrid, as a result, Barça became the second in La Liga, the gap from Madrid was 10 points.
The Catalans expectedly changed coach, even merits to the club could not save Xavi from resignation. Now Flick's task is not only to return confidence and victories, but also the style for which many loved Barcelona. In the summer, the team played four friendlies, in three cases against top clubs, with the same score 2:2 played against Manchester City and Milan, but the "citizens" won on penalties, and the Italian club lost. There was also an el clasico against Real Madrid and a 2-1 win.
Monaco
Although the Monegasques did not win trophies last season either, their second place in Ligue 1 can be considered a good result, ahead of only PSG. Now the club will be able to play in the main net of the Champions League.
This summer, the team held six control meetings against mid-level opponents, as a result managed to win only one victory, three times lost and in two cases a draw was recorded. In their last match Monaco lost to Genoa with a score of 1:2. The battle against such a monster as Barcelona will be a serious test.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The teams have played each other only once, it was 30 years ago in the Champions League group, then Barça won both meetings, although those results do not matter.
- In matches involving both clubs, scored at least three goals per match in the last three meetings.
- Bookmakers have prepared the following odds for this meeting: W1 - 1.81, X - 3.96, W2 - 4.02.
Barcelona vs Monaco Prediction
Catalans in this pair are quoted favorites, I agree with this, because despite all the problems, Barça is a strong team that should cope with the Monegasques. A little confused by the fact that this is a friendly, but I consider a bet on a clean win for Barcelona to be a working bet.
