Saturday, at 7 p.m., AS Monaco will travel to the Saint-Symphorien stadium to face FC Metz, on the 32nd day of Ligue 1. It is likely that Paul Pogba will start for this meeting.
Indeed, according to RMC Sportthe French international was tested among the starters, this Friday at La Turbie, during the tactical implementation of Sébastien Pocognoli. Since the start of the 2025-2026 financial year, this has never happened.
On April 25, “La Pioche” came into play against Toulouse, only playing the last six minutes of this draw (2-2). Previously, it had been used against Paris FC, Stade Rennais, Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Brestois. For the moment, the Principality club is in seventh place in the championship, but can still hope to secure a place in the European Cup. Potentially in the Europa Conference League or Europa League, with the Champions League now seemingly out of reach.
Metz-Monaco, the probable Monegasque composition
Hradecky – Teze, Kehrer, Faes, Mawissa – Zakaria, Camara, Pogba – Akliouche, Golovin – Balogun.
To find traces of the last meeting where the 2018 world champion played a full 90 minutes, you have to go back to March 12, 2022. It was a confrontation between Manchester United and Tottenham, counting for the 29th day of the Premier League (3-2 victory for the Red Devils).
