Lille, France – Na today, dem go chop better football as AS Monaco go face Lille for their first away match of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. Dis game na the second round of the league, and e go happen for 20:45 local time. Adi Hütter, the Monaco coach, don gather 21 players wey go travel come the North to face the Lillois.
As e be, Hütter still dey cope without Pogba and Ansu Fati, wey dey work on their fitness. Magassa, Embolo, Salisu, and Diatta no dey among the selected players as dem get transfer wahala or injury wahala. But Balogun dey back! He don recover from injury wey him get against Le Havre last week, and e go need shine today. Ben Seghir too dey return from injury, but dem dey talk say him fit relocate soon, so we go see how e go play.
The squad wey Monaco carry come get sharp players like Hradecky, Teze, Dier, and Golovin. Na dem go try hold down the Lille boys. As for the Lille side, dem dey expected to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Giroud leading the attack. This match no dey joke o, because both teams wan show say dem na the big boys for this league.
For Monaco side, dem don arrange their formation as 4-4-2. No be say e wan change style much, but na the only question be who go assist Biereth for the front. Some say Balogun go start, while others believe Minamino go set up with Biereth. One way or the other, na hopes of winning this match dey go cloudy for fans.
As the match dey draw near, fans dey wonder wetin go happen. The excitement don brew as everybody dey giddy for the game. Fans dey wonder if Hütter go fit handle the pressure, or if di team go step up and deliver the kizzaz wey dem dey expect. Nobody wan miss the chance to witness wetin fit happen for this showdown, especially as the league don just begin.
Na so we go dey update you as the story unfold, but for now, grab your drinks, settle down, and prepare for some serious football action. As dem say for Naija, we go dey gree too!
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