We have reached the third round of qualifying for the 2022/23 Champions League and on the 2nd of August we have a meeting between AS Monaco and PSV Eindhoven.
The first leg will be played at the Stade Louis II, meaning AS Monaco have the home advantage.
🎦💥⚽️Très belle phase de possession conclue par Alexandr Golovin du pied gauche 👌‣ 0-1 #SFCASM pic.twitter.com/RxK1IkikCU— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 27, 2022
🎦💥⚽️Très belle phase de possession conclue par Alexandr Golovin du pied gauche 👌‣ 0-1 #SFCASM pic.twitter.com/RxK1IkikCU
AS Monaco come into the game having yet to play a competitive fixture this season. They have played a series of friendly matches, the most recent of which was against Southampton on the 27th of July. AS Monaco lost the game 3-1 and that was their second successive defeat following a 2-1 loss at the hands of Porto.
We must go back to Ligue 1 last season to find the last time AS Monaco played competitive football and they finished the season strongly. AS Monaco won 9 of their last 10 league fixtures, which was good enough to see them finish in third place.
AS Monaco reached the Champions League playoffs last season but were eliminated by Shakhtar Donetsk over two legs. Having lost the home leg 1-0, AS Monaco were held to a 2-2 draw in Ukraine and were eliminated from the competition.
Trends show AS Monaco have struggled when playing at home in the Champions League and they have lost 8 of their last 9 Champions League matches on home soil. AS Monaco have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 home Champions League games.
PSV Eindhoven make the trip to the Stade Louis II on the back of a thrilling 5-3 win over Ajax in the Dutch Super Cup on the weekend. Considering the match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, it was a good away victory for PSV Eindhoven, who looked strong in attack, scoring plenty of goals.
That is the only competitive game PSV Eindhoven have played this season and they have participated in a series of friendly matches. Most recently, there have been wins over Eindhoven and Real Betis.
In terms of the Champions League, PSV Eindhoven have failed to win their 2 most recent matches in the competition. They were eliminated via the playoffs last season, losing 2-1 at Benfica before drawing the home leg 0-0.
Trends show PSV Eindhoven have won 2 of their last 3 away Champions League games and have seen both team score in 5 of their last 6 on the road.
Team news and AS Monaco should have every player available for this game. New signings Takumi Minamino and Breel Embolo will both be hoping to start the match.
PSV Eindhoven also have a full squad of players available. New signings Xavi Simons, Luuk de Jong, and Guus Til could all start.
AS Monaco ended last season in great form and they enjoyed a good home defensive record in Ligue 1.
The French club will be hoping to take that into this game and they could come away with a narrow 1-0 win to take with them to Eindhoven next week.