Monaco – MHSC: three good reasons to follow the Hérautais match in the Principality

De retour face à Auxerre après trois mois de blessure, Mincarelli pourrait enchaîner à Monaco. Midi Libre – ALEXANDRE DIMOU

Relieved by their success against Auxerre (3-2) last Sunday, Montpellier will continue with a perilous trip to the Monegasques who are celebrating their hundredth anniversary, this Saturday, September 28 (9 p.m.).

The squad: Ferri still sidelined, Sylla back

As expected, Michel Der Zakarian has called up a squad that is still deprived of many players but is reinforced by the return of a second left-back. Injured in a calf against Nantes (1-3), on August 31, the Guinean should start on the bench while Lucas Mincarelli would make a second consecutive start.

At kick-off, the Montpellier eleven could be the same as the one against Auxerre (3-2), with only Coulibaly replacing Issoufou, who was injured against AJA. Bertaud, preferred to Lecomte in goal, should once again be lined up in goal while Ferri remains out of the squad. As a reminder, Chotard, Guéguin and Maamma are in the recovery phase while Jullien (knee), Sainte-Luce (thigh) and Tamari (ankle) are treating their injuries.

In Monaco, four days before the trip to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday in the Champions League, Adi Hütter could rest a few key players. Minamino or Kehrer could be those in a 4-2-3-1 brought up to date after the 4-4-2 seen against Le Havre (3-1). Coulibaly and Edan Diop are injured.

The key: hold on to spoil the party

Everyone has their own celebrations. While MHSC is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season, Monaco is blowing out a hundred candles this Saturday. To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of its first match, on September 20, 1924, the Monaco club will wear a black jersey, its original color, against Montpellier. “The All Blacks”, smiled Michel Der Zakarian on Thursday, referring to the New Zealand rugby players.

The Ligue 1 ranking

Added to this initiative are around fifty former stars (Arsène Wenger, Delios Onnis, Marco Simone, Eric Abidal, Jean-Luc Ettori, etc.) who are expected in a Stade Louis II that is probably very well-stocked.

In short, Monaco intends to party and make a great start to the season against La Paillade. Undefeated in L1 (4 wins, 1 draw), brilliant in the Champions League against Barcelona, ​​beaten 2-1, the Monegasques are a new ogre on the road to Montpellier, a month after PSG and the painful lesson (6-0). Relieved by its success over Auxerre (3-2), but very permeable (15 goals conceded in 5 matches), can the MHSC resist and spoil the party ?

The figure : 22/34

With 22 losses in 34 matches for three successes in the Principality (9 draws) since 1974, Montpellier does not like the Monegasque air. However, he has won two of his last six matches (1 draw, 3 defeats): 2-1 on December 1, 2018, with goals from Laborde and Skuletic, and 4-0 on April 30, 2023 (double from Nordin, Maouassa, Mavididi).

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