Monaco to Play Lens in Ligue 1 Matchweek 5
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Monaco will play Lens in a football match. This game is part of the French league. The league is called Ligue 1. It is Matchweek 5 of the season.
People can watch the match live on TV. The channel is beIN SPORTS. Fans like to watch games live.
Before the match, experts make a prediction. A prediction says who may win. Experts also look at the lineups. A lineup shows which players will play.
Betting websites give odds for the match. Odds show how likely a team is to win. Some people use a bet builder. This is a special way to make bets.
This match is one of nine games in Matchweek 5. All nine games are part of the same round of Ligue 1.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ligue 1
- the top football league in France
- channel
- a TV station that shows programs
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- lineups
- the list of players who will play in a game
- odds
- numbers that show how likely something is to happen
- bet builder
- a tool to make many small bets in one bet
- Matchweek
- one round of games in a league
- fixture
- a planned sports match
- broadcast
- to send out on TV or radio
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- fan
- a person who likes a team or sport
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- bet
- money you risk on the result of a game
- round
- a set of games played at the same time in a competition
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1. Monaco and Lens 2. Ligue 1 3. beIN SPORTS
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Monaco will play Lens in a football match. This game is part of the French league. The league is called _____. It is _____ 5 of the season.
People can watch the match live on TV. The channel is _____. Fans like to watch games live.
Before the match, experts make a _____. A prediction says who may win. Experts also look at the _____. A lineup shows which players will play.
Betting websites give _____ for the match. Odds show how likely a team is to win. Some people use a _____. This is a special way to make bets.
This match is one of nine games in Matchweek 5. All nine games are part of the same _____ of Ligue 1.
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