Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the friendly match.
Barcelona
Barcelona didn’t lose in four friendlies in regular time, even though they couldn’t use their best lineup. After great success at Euro-2024 Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Torres Garcia got well-deserved rest, and Fermin Lopez, Pau Cubarsi went to the Olympics. The coaching staff managed to bring out the best in Pau Victor, he had 3+1 in three friendlies. The team played attacking football on their US tour, in all three games they had over 2.5
Monaco
Monaco had a bad pre-season with only one one win out of five friendly matches. After beating Feyenoord (3:1), they lost to Genoa last weekend (1:2). This week they lost Myron Boadu (he’s gone on loan to Bochum), but they signed a talented Christian Mawissa from Toulouse. The team is still flexible, especially in attack.
Barcelona - Monaco Prediction
This weekend, Barcelona and Monaco start their official part of the season, they need to be ready to win. In the head-to-head game, attacking teams will score many goals.
