Sparta Prague vs Monaco: Sparta Prague faces Monaco in the first leg of the Champions League Qualification (Round 3) on Tuesday at home.
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Match Details:
Teams: Sparta Prague vs Monaco
Date: Tuesday 3rd August, 2021
Time: 10:30 PM IST
Venue: Generali Arena, Praha, Czech Republic
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MATCH PREVIEW:
Sparta Prague come into this clash on the back of a 5-0 win over Slovan Liberec in the Czech First League. Pesak, Hlozek, Karabec, Krejci and Soucek were the scorers.
The Czech side got through to this round of Qualification by the skin of their teeth as they overcame Rapid Wein 3-2 on aggregate.
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On the other hand, Monaco was beaten by Real Sociedad 2-1 in their pre-season friendly match on Wednesday with goals from Jose and Januzaj.
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Golovin pulled one back for Monaco but it proved to be a mere consolation effort.
Monaco came 3rd in the Ligue 1 last season and booked their spot in this qualification round.
Neither side have met each other in the UEFA Champions League.
Hence, we expect a thrilling contest with a place in the UCL up for grabs.
Line-ups
Sparta Prague:
Nita, Weisner, Stetina, Hancko, Polidar, Pavelka, Krejci, Dockal, Karlsson, Hlozek and Pezek
Monaco:
Nubel, Aguilar, Badiashile, Disasi, Jakobs, Tchouameni, Fabregas, Golovin, Martins, Yedder and Volland.
Prediction: Sparta Prague 0-2 Monaco
Monaco has the more suited and better in form team for this contest and hence we expect them to take the spoils.
Sparta Prague has a young set of players which can exploit weaknesses but Monaco’s experience should help them prevail.