Club Brugge vs Monaco Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
Club Brugge narrowly missed out on a top 24 finish and the Belgians are going again with the visit of an entertaining and enterprising Monaco side to the Janbreydelstadion.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Club Brugge preview: UCL regulars
Club Brugge come into this one on the back of a shock 1-0 defeat to newly-promoted La Louviere at Easi Arena in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League at the weekend. The Belgian giants have managed just three victories in their six matches in the league.
They managed to demolish Scottish giants Rangers by nine goals to one on aggregate in the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League. Finding that spark in transition against a team that wanted the ball will be key in the league phase.
Monaco preview: Foot down on the Monegasque
Coached by former Borussia Monchengladbach boss Adi Hutter, Monaco have transformed themselves into one of the best teams to watch in Europe, but their results have often underwhelmed through the middle of the campaign.
The Monegasque managed to continue their bright start to the Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre at Stade de l’Abbe Deschamps at the weekend, courtesy of goals from Takumi Minamino and George Ilenikhena.
Club Brugge team news: Couple of injuries
The churn of players at Club Brugge is constant. They will be looking very differently to last autumn, and they are dealing with a couple of injuries as both Joaquin Seys and Romeo Vermant are sidelined for the Belgians.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, Meijer; Stankovic, Audoor; Tzolis, Vanaken, Diakhon; Nilsson
Unavailable: Seys (Injured), Vermant (Injured)
Questionable:
Monaco team news: Key doubts
Monaco have a deep and impressive squad, especially in attack, but the likes of Aleksandr Golovin and new signing Stanis Idumbo remain doubtful for this one.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Kohn; Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Ouattara; Akliouche, Bamba, Zakaria, Minamino; Biereth, Balogun
Unavailable: Hradecky (Injured), Pogba (Fitness)
Questionable: Golovin (Injured), Fati (Fitness), Idumbo (Injured)
Club Brugge vs Monaco prediction
Club Brugge, as displayed against Rangers, were capable of playing well on the counter-attack against a team that sought to dominate the ball. That should make them quite a difficult proposition to face for sides in Europe. Monaco aren’t necessarily the most possession-based of sides, but they certainly will be wanting to take the game to the Belgians. They are favourites, albeit may not have it all their own way in Brugge.
Club Brugge vs Monaco Tip: Monaco to win & both teams to score
