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Everything you need to know about Monaco

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For the second time this season, one of French football's elite clubs heads to Emirates Stadium for Champions League action as we host Monaco in our latest league-stage encounter.

It will be the first competitive match between the sides for nine years, and the side from the principality have enjoyed a resurgence over the past 18 months by returning to European football's top table courtesy of a second-place finish in Ligue 1.

But who masterminded that success, and which players are the dangermen for us to look out for on Wednesday night? Here is our in-depth guide to our next opponents:

The history

This season marks Monaco's centenary, having been formed in November 1924.