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    Manchester City failed to continue their perfect start in the Champions League after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Monaco.

    SAMUELBy 4 Mins Read

    Match Report

    Erling Haaland scored either side of a brilliant strike from Jordan Teze before the break, but a 90th-minute penalty from Eric Dier saw the spoils shared in an end-to-end encounter at Stade Louis-II.

    Haaland got his first after just 15 minutes, dinking the ball over Philipp Kohn with a deft touch, but Monaco equalised soon after as Teze stunned Gianluigi Donnarumma with a powerful effort into the top-left corner.

    The visitors pushed to retake the lead before half-time, with Phil Foden striking the bar while Tijjani Reijnders was denied by Kohn, but Haaland eventually got his second when he headed home from Nico O’Reilly’s cross in the 44th minute.

    It was an end-to-end start in the second half as both Folarin Balogun and Haaland failed to trouble the goalkeepers, while Foden and Reijnders saw their respective efforts blocked by Dier and Mohammed Salisu, respectively.

    Reijnders continued to be a threat for City, crashing a left-footed effort against the bar, but Monaco found another leveller in the 90th minute as Dier, who was fouled by Nico Gonzalez in the box, sent Donnarumma the wrong way from the penalty spot.


    Data Debrief: Haaland marks 50th UCL appearance in style

    City showed some defensive frailties on the road, and their attacking prowess could not push them to victory once again.

    The Premier League side accumulated 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Monaco’s 1.44 from eight attempts, with only three of those on target.

    Haaland marked his 50th appearance in the competition with his 51st and 52nd goals. He has outscored nine teams for goals in their first 50 Champions League games – more than Dinamo Zagreb, Anderlecht, Lille, Club Brugge, Besiktas, Celtic, Galatasaray, CSKA Moscow and Panathinaikos.

    Match Events

    0′ The match is about to start!

    3′ Foden whips in a dangerous free-kick but there’s no one to get on the end of it

    10′ Highlight from Monaco vs Man City

    11′ Reijnders finds himself in a bit of space but he can’t find the target

    15′ GOAL! Haaland pokes it over the keeper to open the scoring! Monaco 0-1 Man City

    18′ GOAL! Teze equalizes so quickly with a stunner! Monaco 1-1 Man City

    22′ Vanderson looks gutted as he hobbles off the pitch and replaced by Ouattara

    25′ Silva has a shot which is saved by the keeper easily

    29′ Tijjani Reijnders finds himself in space but drags a shot wide

    34′ CLOSE! Foden makes a clever run then smashes his shot off the bar

    38′ Big save from Philipp Kohn after a powerful strike from Nico O’Reilly

    43′ Reijnders’ shot parried away and Haaland can only find the side netting

    44′ GOAL! Haaland heads home with his second one tonight! Monaco 1-2 Man City

    53′ Match Event for Monaco vs Man City

    58′ Rodri goes into the book for a foul on Coulibaly in the middle of the park

    63′ Yellow Card! Diatta booked for fouling Savinho

    73′ Reijnders doesn’t choose to pass to Haaland but has a shot striking the bar

    90′ Penalty Goal! Eric Dier scores following Nico’s foul! Monaco 2-2 Man City

    Line-ups
    Monaco XI: Dier, Kehrer, Diatta, Philipp Köhn, Jordan Teze, Mohammed Salisu, Balogun, Fati, Vanderson, Maghnes Akliouche, Mamadou Coulibaly

    Subs: Minamino, Caio Henrique, Mika Biereth, Yann Lienard, Stanis Idumbo, Kassoum Ouattara, George Ilenikhena, Jules Stawiecki, Pape Cabral

    Man City XI: Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Donnarumma, Rodri, Haaland, Foden, Reijnders, Doku, Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly

    Subs: Kovacic, Ake, Bettinelli, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, James Trafford, Bobb, Lewis, Savinho, Divine Mukasa

    Source; Lovinghananews.com

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