In a mid week match on Thursday Sep 8th, in week 1, Crvena Zvezda and Monaco will play a match in Beograd in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Crvena Zvezda is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Maccabi Haifa. Aleksandar Pešić scored the first goal for Crvena Zvezda in the 27th minute, then Mirko Ivanić added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Aleksandar Pešić. Crvena Zvezda looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, Monaco recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nice. Breel Embolo scored the first goal for Monaco in the 69th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nice couldn’t muster any offence and Monaco ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Breel Embolo has been the most prolific scorer on Monaco in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Mirko Ivanić and Aleksandar Pešić have been the hottest scorers for Crvena Zvezda in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.