As Ligue 1 soccer returns following the worldwide break, AS Monaco sit prime of the desk, two factors away from second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, final season’s champions.
Monaco are presently unbeaten and have gained all however considered one of their Ligue 1 matches this season. They’ve carried that type into the UEFA Champions League too, with a win over Barcelona and a draw towards Dynamo Zagreb.
After the win over Barcelona, Maghnes Akliouche introduced Les Monégasques’ ambition for the season. “Our goal is to place Monaco again as a substitute. That’s the clear goal. Monaco needs to be enjoying within the Champions League each season,” started Akliouche, earlier than unveiling the Principality membership’s Ligue 1 goals. “[In the league], we’re focusing on the title, and we need to benefit from the Champions League.”
Talking to Takumi Minamino (29), essentially the most skilled member of Monaco’s facet, echoed the sentiment expressed by the France U21 worldwide. “I clearly have the picture in my thoughts of Monaco as champion [of Ligue 1]. It’s a stage of expectation,” mentioned Japan worldwide Minamino.
Talking to Get French Soccer Information final month, forward of the centenary recreation towards Montpellier HSC, the Principality membership’s CEO, Thiago Scuro, mentioned that it was “too early” for title discuss.
| Luke Entwistle