UEFA Champions League --- Monaco vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Aiming to push their Ligue 1 struggles to one side, Monaco prepare to welcome Shakhtar Donetsk to the Stade Louis II for the first leg of their Champions League playoff round tie on Tuesday night.
 
 

Monaco
In the new season of Ligue 1, Monaco have gained a draw so far. Monaco will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against FC Lorient. Previous to that game, they played a Champions League home match hosting Sparta Praha and winning 3-1. Monaco have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against Sparta Praha.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk
A win is the record so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels. Shakhtar Donetsk enjoyed the game at their own home last time out, winning Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2-0. And they got another home win before that, beatting Genk 2-1. Shakhtar Donetsk have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season. Shakhtar's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.
 
Prediction

Two teams are relevant competitively on paper, a fiery end-to-end contest could be expected. Thus, take both team will score is the top choice in this game.