{"id":64974,"date":"2025-10-22T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=64974"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:21:17","slug":"monaco-tottenham-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/monaco-tottenham-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tottenham Can’t Afford To Start Slowly When They Face Monaco In The Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham will need to start better than they have done so far this season if they want to beat AS Monaco in the Champions League tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Tottenham prepare for a challenging European away day, the data suggests they cannot afford to start slowly when they travel to Monaco on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Spurs have made a solid start to the season under new boss Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n

Tottenham announced Thomas Frank as Ange Postecoglou’s successor<\/strong><\/a> after the Europa League-winning boss was sacked over the summer, and things have looked good thus far.<\/p>\n

With four wins, two draws, and two defeats in the Premier League, they sit sixth after eight games.<\/p>\n

They dispatched League One Doncaster Rovers 3-0 in the League Cup, and are unbeaten after their opening two Champions League fixtures.<\/p>\n

But they have taken a while to get going in many of those matches, something they will not be able to do if they want to avoid defeat in Monaco.<\/p>\n

Why Tottenham Can’t Start Slowly Against AS Monaco<\/h2>\n

Ligue 1 side AS Monaco are seventh in the French top flight, but only four points below league leaders Marseille.<\/p>\n

They have won four of their opening eight league games.<\/p>\n

But worryingly for Tottenham, Monaco have won every game they’ve played bar one this season when scoring first.<\/p>\n

Already this campaign, Spurs have struggled early on in matches.<\/p>\n

Against Brighton, they went 2-0 down before rescuing a draw with a second-half fightback.<\/p>\n

They lost at Bournemouth after conceding an early goal and failing to break down the Cherries’ defence.<\/p>\n

It took a stoppage-time equaliser for them to draw against Wolves after conceding first.<\/p>\n

And they left it late again to draw 2-2 with Bodo\/Glimt in the Champions League, having gone two goals behind.<\/p>\n

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Archie fires a low ball into the box and after a scramble Richy turns it home as we head into added time.<\/p>\n

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n