Manchester Metropolis’s awayday blues haunted them once more as Monaco snatched a late 2-2 draw of their Champions League league section conflict by Eric Dier’s controversial late penalty.Metropolis have been seemingly heading for a deserved victory within the dying minutes when referee Jesus Gil Manzano was despatched to the VAR monitor to evaluation Nico Gonzalez’s excessive boot on Dier at a free-kick, which he ultimately dominated a foul – with plenty of visiting backroom employees despatched off as tensions boiled over.
Even with out eager to straight criticise the choice, Pep Guardiola took clear concern with the referee’s name, later telling TNT Sports activities: “We did not defend [the free-kick] completely, we conceded a penalty regardless of touching the ball first, it touched the opponent however touched the ball too.”
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Dier stepped up from 12 yards to ship Gianluigi Donnarumma the flawed approach, and stretch Man Metropolis’s winless away run within the event right into a second 12 months – 12 months to the day since they final gained a sport on the street at Slovan Bratislava.Even with that call, Metropolis ought to have been out of sight after twice hitting the crossbar and racking up 18 pictures with out managing so as to add to their first-half Erling Haaland double.
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Man Metropolis welcomed again Rodri after he missed the weekend win over Burnley with harm.
Monaco made 5 modifications to their line-up from their weekend defeat to Lorient, together with ex-Arsenal ahead Folarin Balogun.
The massive Norwegian was in high-quality kind once more to attain twice earlier than the break from simply seven touches – with one a kick-off.
A deft flick on Josko Gvardiol’s lofted cross after 14 minutes was his first contact of the night time, however the intrigue about his effectivity was shortlived when Jordan Teze rifled a high-quality 20-yard equaliser into the highest nook three minutes later.
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Erling Haaland lobs the Monaco goalkeeper to place Man Metropolis forward
Phil Foden hit the bar amid Metropolis’s growing domination earlier than Haaland lastly powered a header from Nico O’Reilly’s cross past Philipp Kohn for his second simply earlier than the break.”I nonetheless suppose I am concerned within the sport with my actions, giving house to others. It isn’t solely about touching the ball as to in case you’re within the sport or not,” he informed TNT Sports activities after the sport.
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Haaland scored his second aim with a strong header
Metropolis ought to have added to their lead with Tijjani Reijnders additionally denied by the woodwork after the interval, and Haaland spurning a high-quality probability for his hat-trick quickly after.The guests appeared sure to emerge victorious however, with out managing to extend their fragile lead, have been made to pay late on when Gonzalez’s problem was punished within the harshest phrases.
Participant scores:
Man Metropolis: Donnarumma (5), Stones (7), Dias (7), Gvardiol (6), O’Reilly (7), Silva (6), Rodri (6), Foden (7), Reijnders (6), Doku (6), Haaland (8).
Subs: Gonzalez (5), Savinho (5), Nunes (6).
Participant of the match: Erling Haaland.
Guardiola: Many issues have been in opposition to usMan Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola to TNT Sports activities:”I have not seen the stats or the probabilities, however I believe we have been far more energetic than them, typically that is not attainable. Many issues was in opposition to us in conditions.”Haaland performed actually good. He performs to attain objectives, to have probabilities. The workforce was actually, actually good.”On taking Rodri off after an hour: “It is step-by-step, now we have to do this. Ninety minutes is an excessive amount of.”Haaland: We did not need to winDouble goalscorer Erling Haaland to TNT Sports activities:”I do not suppose we performed ok. We do not need to win. We’d like extra power. We wanted to do extra of what we did within the first half. We dominated far more after which within the second half they took the lead far more. It isn’t ok.”I did not see [the penalty]. I do not know, in case you kick somebody within the face I suppose it is a penalty.”Story of the match in stats…
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