Monaco are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 4-1 victory over Nantes in a Ligue 1 match on Saturday.
Monaco will host Trabzonspor in a UEFA Europa League group stage fixture at Stade Louis II on Thursday. Both sides have won one of their opening two games to collect three points thus far. Trabzonspor have a superior goal-difference, hence occupying second position in Group H, while the hosts are sitting once place behind them. Monaco are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 4-1 victory over Nantes in a Ligue 1 match on Saturday. The visitors, meanwhile, secured a narrow 2-1 win over Kayserispor in a Turkish super Lig, on the same day.
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Monaco kicked off their Europa League campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Red star Belgrade on September 8, before losing to Ferencvaros with a similar scoreline, six days later. Meanwhile, in the domestic circuit, the Monegasques have won five of their opening nine games to collect 17 points and occupy fifth position in the Ligue 1 standings. Last time out, Monaco thrashed Nantes courtesy of Breel Embolo’s opener and Wissam Ben Yedder’s hat-trick.
Trabzonspor, on the other hand, have made a similar start to their Turkish top flight season, having won five of their opening eight games, to pocket 16 points and occupy fifth position in the table. In their last outing against Kayserispor, goals from Anastasios Bakasetas and Umut Bozok helped the Black Sea Storm secure all three points. Meanwhile, in the continental competition, the Turkish outfit started with a 3-2 defeat to Ferencvaros before getting the better of Red star Belgrade 2-1, last month.
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Ben Yedder, who netted a hat-trick against Nantes in the last game, is expected to spearhead Monaco’s attack alongside Embolo. Fofana, Camara and Diatta could form the midfield-trio with Minamino and Golovin occupying the flanks. As for Trabzonspor, Gomez is likely to be the target-man up front with Trezeguet, Bakasetas and Lahtimi in support.
Monaco probable starting lineup: Nubel, Vanderson, Disasi, Badiashile, Minamino, Fofana, Camara, Diatta, Golovis, Embolo, Ben Yedder
Trabzonspor probable starting lineup: Cakir, Larsen, Bartra, Denswil, Elmali, Hamsik, Siopis, Trezeguet, Bakasetas, Lahtmi, Gomez
The UEFA Europa League match between Monaco and Trabzonspor will take place at stade Louis II on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
Monaco vs Trabzonspor | key details |
Date | October 6 |
Venue | Stade Louis II |
Kickoff time in France | 6:45 pm |
Kickoff time in Turkey | 7:45 pm |
For the football fans in India, live coverage of the UEFA Europa League matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, fans can live stream via Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in France can catch the live action on RMC Sport 1 and RMX Sport en Direct; and S Sport + and Exxen in Turkey.