Monaco vs Manchester City Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | Champions League 2025-26

Le Rocher gear up to host Pep Guardiola’s Man City!

The Stade Louis II Stadium in Monaco gears up to host the second matchweek encounter of the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 between English giants Manchester City and French outfit Monaco.

Monaco’s opening game in the UCL began in a disaster after the French side fell to a 4-1 defeat against Club Brugge. They are led by Austrian gaffer Adi Hutter, who has previously been at the managerial helm of clubs like Borussia Monchengladbach, Frankfurt and Red Bull Salzburg.

Man City are back in form after two back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham. They beat Man United in the Manchester derby and also began their UCL campaign with a 2-0 win over Antonio Conte’s Napoli.

Kick-off:

• Location: Monaco, France
• Stadium: Stade Louis II Stadium
• Date: Thursday, October 2
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 a.m. IST
• Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
• VAR: In use

Players to Watch

Eric Dier (AS Monaco)

The English centre back has plied his trade with teams like Sporting, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich before making a move to Ligue 1 with Monaco. His experience will be key as Monaco seeks to keep the City striker quiet in the next 90 minutes at Stade Louis II. He has so far made 6 appearances and even scored a goal this season.

Jeremy Doku (Man City)

Having previously donned jerseys of teams like Rennes and Anderlecht, Doku has shown immense maturity and has even represented the Belgium national team on several occasions. Doku has made 7 appearances so far this season, contributing 3 assists and a solitary goal in the last UCL game.

Match Facts

• The match will take place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.
• Monaco lost their UCL game 4-1 against Club Brugge.
• Manchester City won the last UCL game 2-0 against Napoli.

Monaco vs Manchester City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Manchester City to win the match – 1/2 with bet365
• Phil Foden to score – 13/2 with bet365
• Monaco 1-2 Manchester City – 15/2 with bet365

Injury and Team News

Monaco will miss the services of Lukas Hradecky and Paul Pogba.

Man City will miss the presence of Mateo Kovacic, Cherki and Omar Marmoush. Rodri is also a major doubt for this match.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 02

Monaco won: 01

Man City won: 01

Draws: 00

Predicted Lineups

Monaco predicted lineup (4-2-2-2)

Kohn (GK); Vanderson, Dier, Mawissa, Henrique; Bamba, Camara; Akliouche, Minamino; Biereth, Balogun

Man City predicted lineup (4-1-4-1)

Donnarumma (GK); Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; González; Silva, Foden, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Match Prediction

Man City will be eager to extend their winning streak in UCL to two with a win over Monaco. Despite Monaco’s home advantage, we expect Man City to win the game.

Prediction: Monaco 1-2 Manchester City

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, Amazon Prime, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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