The Gunners did drop points against Fulham but surely they are capable of winning a match at their home. When they take on the Ligue 1 side, they are the favourites to win the fixture. Both teams like to play attacking football but most probably the home team will win this fixture.
Match info: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Date: Wednesday, 11th December 2024
Time: 9 pm Nigerian time
Forever linked by the legendary Arsene Wenger and Thierry Henry, Arsenal and Monaco scrap for Champions League supremacy in Wednesday's league phase contest at the Emirates Stadium.
Only one spot separates the two titans in the 36-team UCL table, as they each cling on to one of the final two automatic qualification places for the last-16 stage after five matches.
Head-to-head:
- Arsenal won 1 of the 2 Champions League meetings between the two teams.
- Monaco also recorded 1 victory.
- There has never been a home win between the two sides.
- Both clashes produced at least 2 goals
Form:
- Arsenal in the Champions League: D-L-D-W-L
- Arsenal in all competitions: D-W-W-L-W
- Monaco in the Champions League: W-D-W-W-L
- Monaco in all competitions: W-L-L-W-W
Team News:
- The Gunners will miss Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu due to injury.
- Monaco will miss Krepin Diatta due to injury. The rest of the players are fit to play.
Player(s) to watch:
- Bukayo Saka is a mid-volume, high-accuracy dribbler. Moving the ball through high-value areas, breaking lines, and progressing the ball while in possession of it is a key part of Saka’s attacking game. He has excellent balance, maintains good control over his touches to commit defenders, and uses well-timed, intelligent close control to move around, and beyond them. Saka can regularly find spaces in tightly packed areas in or around the final third.
- Maghnes Akliouche is not short of enthusiastic moves across the space between the lines, looking for pockets to receive in. There are times he finds the perfect space to help connect play through the lines but there are also times where it becomes a hinderance. He has quite a slender frame. With it, he’s good at moving the ball quickly between his feet on the spot but struggles when it comes to shifting his body weight and, therefore maintaining its balance.