Three Ligue 1 clubs are in the running this evening at 9 p.m. on the European stage, including Monaco, which is going to Sporting Clube de Braga (a match to follow live with commentary on FM). The Monegasques, undefeated leaders of Group B in the group stages and directly qualified for the round of 16, face the Portuguese who went through the play-off, won on penalties once morest Tiraspol.
For this poster, Braga aligns a 4-3-3 with captain Ricardo Horta in point, supported by Abel Ruiz on his left and Rodrigo Gomes on his right. On the Monegasque side, Ben Yedder and Volland form the offensive doublet at the forefront of Philippe Clément’s 4-4-2, in front of a midfield made up of Matazo and Tchouaméni, with Jean Lucas and Gelson Martins on the sides. Vanderson is the starter.
Team compositions:
Braga : Matheus – Couto, Fabiano, Vitor Tormena, Carmo – André Horta, Al Musrati, Iuri Medeiros – Rodrigo Gomes, Ricardo Horta (cap.), Abel Ruiz
Monaco : Nübel – Vanderson, Disasi, Matsima, Caio Henrique – Jean Lucas, Tchouaméni, Matazo, Gelson Martins – Ben Yedder (cap.), Volland