For AS Monaco, the match with Besiktas team comes in a bad moment, taking into account that they
cannot reach the desired form and at the same time must win
due to the situation in standings. AS Monaco, in first two
rounds of the UEFA Champions League, have won just two points after away draw
with Leipzig 1-1, while after that it lost at home to Porto by 3-0, and right now it has 02 points fewer than them and 05 less
than leading Besiktas.
After the defeat by Porto, everything went
downslope for AS Monaco in the French championship as it firstly drew at
home with Montpellier, while last weekend the team was defeat away by
Olympique Lyon 3-2. Even though, AS Monaco still occupies the second place in the French Ligue 1
but now it has even six points fewer than Paris Saint Germain, which is definitely not
good for their self-confidence ahead of match with Besiktas. The
suspended defender, Sidibe, and injured forward, Jovetic, are supposed to miss the game.
On the other side, reigning champion of Turkey, Besiktas, is under far
lesser pressure ahead of the 3rd round of UEFA Champions League given it
triumphed in the first two rounds and fully deservedly occupies leading
position in the Group G at the moment. For sure, Besiktas away triumph
over Porto 3-1 was a great result, while after it Besiktas routinely
defeated at home debutant in the UEFA Champions League, Leipzig, by 2-0.
Besides that, problems in the Turkish championship are piling up and
Besiktas won just 01 point from last three rounds when it drew at home
with Trabzonspor, while it was defeated away by Fenerbahce and Genclerbirligi.
All that led to Besiktas downfall at 6th place in the table, where they
have eight points fewer than leading Galatasaray, but just two than
second-placed Goztepe. Stopper Nukan and forward Tore will skip the match because of injuries, while defender Erkin is
suspended.
Probable lineups:
AS Monaco: Subasic – Toure, Glik, Jemerson, Jorge – Lopes, Fabinho, Moutinho, Lemar – Falcao, Keita
Besiktas: Fabricio – Gonul, Pepe, Tosic, Adriano – Hutchinson, Ozyakup – Quaresma, Talisca, Babel – Tosun
AS Monaco last 5 matches:
16/09/17 Monaco 3 – 0 Strasbourg
22/09/17 Lille 0 – 4 Monaco
26/09/17 Monaco 0 – 3 Porto
29/09/17 Monaco 1 – 1 Montpellier
13/10/17 Lyon 3 – 2 Monaco
Besiktas last 5 matches:
18/09/17 Besiktas 2 – 0 Konyaspor
23/09/17 Fenerbahce 2 – 1 Besiktas
26/09/17 Besiktas 2 – 0 Leipzig
01/10/17 Besiktas 2 – 2 Trabzonspor
13/10/17 Genclerbirligi 2 – 1 Besiktas