Monaco finished last season in third place with 5 points less than chamions Lille. That points difference could have been smaller if Monaco had not recorded some weaker results at the start of the season. This is exactly the situation they cannot afford this season, and they must open this year's championship with a victory. What is very important for coach Kovac is that the club managed to save the most important players. Although Jovetic left the team, Kovac can count on the great Volland, Ben Yedder, Golovin, and we must not forget the excellent winger Martins. During the last season, Monaco showed an extremely offensive game with a lot of running and counter-attacks, and judging by the game against Sparta from Prague, they will not deviate from that style this year either. They showed a great game in that match and they could have scored more goals very easy. Today, as their opponent they have a team which will face a serious fight for survival this year as well. In previous year, Nantes managed to survive in league after they barely beat the Toulouse team in a play-off match. They did a very bad preparation period, they suffered as many as 4 defeats in 6 games, but what should be noted is that they suffered 3 defeats from the teams competing in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 of French football. In addition to bad form, the coach of the guests this season will not be able to count on the best player, Imran Louza, who went to Watford. The fans are also not satisfied with many things in the club and are demanding the resignation of the leading people, and it is clear that the atmosphere in Nantes is not the best at the moment. Monaco has far better players who will take tonight's match as seriously as possible and start the season in the best possible way.