AS Monaco vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk Match Preview 17 August 2021

The final challenges before stepping into UEFA Champions League!

Tonight you have a chance to see the first leg duel between AS Monaco and Shakhtar Donetsk where they are going to bring their best in order to enter the most elite football tournament in Europe, the UEFA Champions League. Both teams played very well so far in the qualification campaign, so the upcoming double match will be very exciting and will bring another great football drama starting tonight from Stade Louis II in Monaco.

Monaco did a great job against Sparta Prague in the semi-final by winning both games. In the first game, they beat Sparta Prague with the result of 2:0, where Aurelien Tchouameni opened the game with the goal in the 37’ minute of the game, and Kevin Volland scored the second and final one in the 59’ minute of the game. The second game was another great football show where Monaco beat the Czech team with the result of 3:1. In this game, the goal scorers for Monaco were Gelson Martins, Aleksandr Golovin, and Sofiane Diop showing great attacking abilities.
So tonight Niko Kovač will have another great challenge where he will bring another offensive approach and try to win the game against the Ukrainian team.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk on the other hand beat Genk in the thrilling double match that ended twice with an identical final score. In the first game in Genk, Shakhtar won the match with a score of 2:1 where the goal scorers were Tete and Alan Patrick. In the rematch at Kyiv, the final result was the same, 2:1 for Shakhtar, and this time the goal scorers were Lassina Traore and Marcos Antonio. Roberto De Zerbi absolutely believes in the football capabilities of his crew, and tonight will definitely bring another exciting football show in Monaco.

We are expecting a great football drama where both teams will try to win the game, but because AS Monaco has the home-field advantage, they will be the favorite to win the game.

So tune in and enjoy this interesting first game from the double match between these great football clubs in the final battle for the UEFA Champions League qualification.