Two clubs in the opposite halves of the Ligue 1 table will do battle today in a league match between Bordeaux and AS Monaco. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux and can be live streamed here free. Additonal TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
"Urgency" is the name of the game for French outfit AS Monaco. After falling to Lorient in the season opener, the club returns to the pitch in hopes of rectifying previous errors. Manager Leonardo Jardim has stressed the importance of doing so ahead of today's clash.
"It is urgent that we win as soon as possible," Jardim said on Friday (via Goal). "We want to produce a quality game and be ambitious. The goal before every game is to win, [whether it's] at Monaco or elsewhere. We must fix what did not work last Sunday."
Jardim can begin with making the most of possession. Despite having just 34 percent of the ball and three shots on target, Lorient were able to escape Stade Louis II with the victory.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bordeaux's Gregory Sertic was pivotal in the club's 1-0 victory in Week 1. The 25-year-old took control of the midfield, making three timely interceptions and completing 89.2 percent of his 74 passes.
Bordeaux's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Carrasso; Contento, Pallois, Sane, Faubert; Sertic, Plasil, Khazri; Belay, Diabete, Rolan
Monaco's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Subasic; Kurzawa, Raggi, Abdennour, Fabinho; Moutinho, Toulalan, Kondogbia; Ocampos, Falcao, Carrasco
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | OGC Nice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | FC Lorient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | FC Nantes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Lille OSC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Rennes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Caen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Olympique Lyon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Toulouse FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 13 | FC Metz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Olympique Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Stade de Reims | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | SC Bastia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | |||
| 17 | AS Monaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | RC Lens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 20 | évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
