If we will have our eyes fixed on the Louis 2 stadium this Wednesday evening, it will also be interesting to throw one on the Meinau. Strasbourg (5th) receives Rennes (3rd), while Monaco (6th) welcomes Nice (4th) and this double direct confrontation could be the turning point of the end of the season concerning the race for Europe. There will inevitably be feathers and points lost on the way and if the Gym manages to fill up, the road would be all mapped out towards a European destiny he has been aiming for since the start of the season. We are obviously not there yet, especially when we look at the dynamics of the two clubs.
Andy Delort locomotive trolling attack
Revived by its laborious victory against Lorient (2-1), the Gym did not reassure its supporters about its ability to be dangerous and to master events. But in terms of accounting, these three points are good after a series of four unsuccessful meetings. At the same time, the Rocher club chained a fourth victory in a row in Rennes to relaunch their quest for the podium, an objective displayed by the Monegasque management despite the complicated season. And while the Nice attackers are idlingbehind the locomotive Andy Delort (author of 4 of the last 5 goals of the Gym), those of AS Monaco are blazing.
Ben Yedder – Vanderson beware danger!
Since the defeat in Strasbourg (1-0), Monaco has just scored ten goals in four games, including four by the essential Wissam Ben Yedder (19 in Ligue 1 this season). Also watch out for winter rookie Vanderson (20), who has already scored two goals and three assists since arriving from Brazil in January. Monaco also just beat the top three in Ligue 1 in a few weeks. Paris (0-3), Marseille (0-1) and Rennes fell. It’s up to the Eagles to hold on to this Rock so as not to fall.