It is in a heavy atmosphere that Montpellier and Monaco will meet this Friday, in the early evening, to open the curtain on this 18th day of the League (kick-off at 7 p.m.). Red lantern of this championship, Paillade already has one foot and a few toes in Ligue 2. A reaction is imperative so as not to be definitively lost in the race for maintenance.
Suffice to say that this match against a championship leader, AS Monaco, does not really come at ideal timing. But the Principality club is also riding a negative dynamic. Completely at a standstill for two months, eliminated in the Coupe de France and focused on its European deadlines, Monaco must enforce the hierarchy to stop the bleeding.
The expected compositions
Montpellier : Lecomte – Tchato, Omeragic (c), Sagnan, Mouanga, Sylla – Nzingoula, Chotard, Savanier – Al-Tamari, Khazri.
Monaco : Majecki – Teze, Kehrer (c), Salisu, Ouattara – Camara, Magassa – Akliouche, Minamino, Ben Seghir – Biereth.
Where to watch the match?
This match between Montpellier HSC and AS Monaco counting for the 18th day of Ligue 1 will be broadcast this Friday on DAZN, from 7 p.m.