Club Brugge and Monaco will battle for three points in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday (September 18th). The game will be played at the Jan Breydel Stadion.

Both sides are coming into the game on the back of contrasting results in their respective leagues over the weekend. Brugge fell to a shock 1-0 defeat away to new boys RAAL La Louviere in the Jupiler League. Wagane Faye broke the deadlock midway through the first half and they held on to claim all three points, with Christos Tzolis missing a penalty for the visitors deep into injury time.

Monaco, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 2-1 away win over Auxerre in Ligue 1. Takumi Minamino put them ahead in first-half injury time while Mohammed Salisu scored an unfortunate own goal to draw the game level after Auxerre were reduced to 10 men. George Ilenikhena scored the match-winner in the 89th minute.

The Principality outfit will shift their attention to the continent. They secured automatic qualification to the main stage of the UEFA Champions League with their third-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season. Brugge eliminated Rangers with a 9-1 aggregate win in the playoff.

Club Brugge were handed a tough set of UCL fixtures that includes trips to Bayern Munich and Atalanta, as well as visits from Barcelona and Arsenal. This increases the need for a positive result here as the Blue-Black aim to match their run to the last 16 last season.

Monaco have made a bright start to their league campaign, winning three of four games played so far. Defensive frailty remains a concern for the Monegasques outfit, having not kept a clean sheet all season.

We are backing the two sides to share the spoils with goals at both ends.