AS Monaco will have to fight to hope to win Tuesday on the lawn of the Dutch club, after the draw of the first leg (1-1). Victory is imperative.
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No time to breathe. Three days after their first league match won in Strasbourg, AS Monaco travel to the south of the Netherlands to face PSV Eindhoven on the occasion of the return match of the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League, this Tuesday, August 9.
In the first leg at Louis-II, the two teams failed to decide (1-1). After a difficult start to the game, the Monegasques equalized in the 80th minute thanks to Axel Disasi. The Rock players could even have won at the end of the match, but Youssouf Fofana’s strike ended up on the post.
Solid winners in Alsace, the Monegasques gained confidence. At the same time, Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV did not do in detail against FC Emmen, at home (4-1). ASM has been warned: Johan Bakayoko, Cody Gakpo or even former Parisian Xavi Simons are in good shape, and will give everything to hope to play C1 this year. The winner will be opposed either to Glasgow Rangers or to Union Saint-Gilloise.