He AS Monaco and the FC Barcelona They face each other this Thursday, September 19th at the Luis II Stadium in the first match between the two teams in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League league phase. Find out all the details of the match, what time they play and how to watch the game.
The French team led by Adolf Hütter and the Spanish club led by Hansi Flick They will meet for the third time in the history of the tournament after competing in the group stage of the 1993/94 season.
He FC Barcelona comes to this competition as undefeated leaders of LaLiga with five wins in five games, scoring 17 goals and conceding only four. In addition, several of his squad members are in great form, such as the teenager Lamine Yamal and the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.
Yes ok Barça is a five-time champion of the tournamentin recent years has experienced a great deal of disappointment and has not lifted the trophy since 2015Now, with the new generation and under new technical direction, fans are very excited.
On the other hand, the AS Monaco qualified for this new edition of the tournament after finishing second in Ligue 1 in the 2023/24 season. They will go into the match against Barcelona in third place in the table in the new season and after having beaten Auxerre 3-0 away.
The last time they saw each other was on August 12, 2024 in the Joan Gamper Trophy, a pre-season tournament organised by the Spanish club. On that occasion, Monaco surprised and won 3-0 with goals from Mawissa, Embolo and Camara.
