Just days after their dramatic exit from the Champions League at the hands of Benfica, Monaco suffered defeat in another important game with UCL connotations last weekend.

In a clash with fellow top-four rivals Lille, Adi Hutter's men were beaten 2-1 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, being unable to come back from two goals down, despite having the lion's share of possession and chances.

That means Monaco have now lost seven of their 13 games across all competitions in 2025, including exits from the Champions League, the Coupe de France, and the top four in Ligue 1.

Upcoming opponents Reims were the side that knocked them out of the Coupe, going down on penalties last month, exactly a month after drawing 0-0 in the league.

The hosts enter the rematch in fifth, three points adrift of the automatic Champions League places with a slightly inferior goal difference too, so Hutter will need his side to rediscover the form they showed just two weeks ago when they thrashed Nantes 7-1 here.

Reims could be ideal opponents for Monaco to face, given that they lost yet again last weekend, with the appointment of Samba Diawara doing very little to arrest the run of form that saw Luka Elsner sacked.

Diawara is still yet to see his side score a league goal under his stewardship, losing all three matches to nil, including last weekend at Rennes, which saw them finish the game with nine men.

That extended Reims' winless league run to 12 matches, in which time they have taken a meagre five points, with their current four-game losing run the worst the club has suffered in almost five years.

Fortunately for Diawara, he gave the Reims supporters a night to remember on Tuesday though, as they avenged Angers for the defeat inflicted on them in Ligue 1 just over a week ago by knocking them out of the Coupe to advance to the semi-finals.

Keito Nakamura did give Reims the lead late on, before Bamba Dieng's 95th-minute equaliser forced penalties, but that did not dishearten Diawara's side, as they still ended up victorious, winning a third straight cup tie on spot kicks.

Monaco possible starting lineup:

Majecki; Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Mawissa; Zakaria, Camara; Akliouche, Minamino, Ben Seghir; Biereth

Reims possible starting lineup:

Diouf; Sekine, Okumu, Gbane, Akieme; Am Kone, Atangana, Patrick; Ito, Teuma, Nakamura