Monaco vs. Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | Pre Match
Monaco vs. Barcelona
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be Barcelona’s 25th UEFA Champions League match against French teams – both teams have scored in 17 of the previous 24, with those matches averaging 3.6 goals per game. They faced PSG last season and those two games produced 10 goals (3-2 away, 1-4 home).
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Monaco won 22 of their first 31 home UEFA Champions League games between 1993 and 2017 but they have lost their last seven in a row at Stade Louis II. No team in European Cup history has ever lost eight consecutive home matches.
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Barcelona have won their opening UEFA Champions League match in 20 of their 28 seasons (71%), with their last three wins all coming via scoring five goals: 5-1 vs Ferencvárosi TC in 2020-21, 5-1 vs Viktoria Plzen in 2022-23 and 5-0 vs Royal Antwerp in 2023-24.
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Barcelona are taking part in the UEFA Champions League for a 21st consecutive season; only Real Madrid are currently on a longer run (28).
