Manchester City’s Away Blues haunted them again as Monaco caught 2-2 late in their Champions League phase clash through Eric De’s controversial late punishment.
City was apparently on its way to a deserved victory in the dying minutes when Judge Jesus Gil Manzano was sent to was Monitor to review Nico Gonzalez’s tall trunk on Dier on a free kick, which he eventually steered a mistake – with a number of visitors rear staff sent out as tension boiled over.
Even without wanting to criticize the decision directly, Pep Guardiola took a clear problem with the referee’s call, later tale TNT SPORTS: “We did not defend [the free-kick] Perfectly, we admitted a penalty despite the fact that he first touched the ball, it touched the opponent, but also touched the ball. “
Dier stepped up from 12 meters to send Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way, and Stretch Man City Winless Away Run in the tournament to another year – 12 months to the day since they last won a game on the road on Slovan Bratislava.
Even with this decision, City should have been out of sight after twice hit the cross bar and collected 18 shots without managing to add their first half Erling Haaland dual.
The great Norwegian was in fine shape again to score twice before the break from only seven touches – with a kick -off.
A deep flick on Jesko Gardiol’s loft pass after 14 minutes was his first touch of the night, but the intrigues of his efficiency were short-lived when Jordan Teze rifled a fine 20-yard equalization in the upper corner three minutes later.
Phil’s foot hit the bar in the middle of City’s rising dominance before Haaland finally ran a headline from Nico O’Reilly’s cross beyond Philipp Kohn for his second just before the break.
“I still think I’m involved in the game with my movements, giving way to others. It’s not just about touching the ball whether you’re in the game or not,” he said TNT SPORTS After the game.
Haaland scored his second goal with a strong header
City should have added their lead with Tijjani Reijnders, who was also denied by the woodwork after the interval, and Haaland spans a good chance for his hat-trick shortly after.
Visitors looked sure to come out victorious, but without having managed to increase their fragile lead, they were made to pay late when Gonzalez’s challenge was punished in the toughest terms.
Guardiola: Many things were against us
Man City Manager Pep Guardiola to TNT SPORTS:
“I haven’t seen the statistics or chances, but I think we were much more energetic than them, sometimes it’s not possible. Many things were against us in situations.
“Haaland played really well. He plays to score goals, to have chances. The team was really, really good.”
By taking off the root of after one hour: “It’s step by step we have to do it. 90 minutes is too much.”
Haaland: We did not deserve to win
Double goal scorer Erling Haaland to TNT SPORTS:
“I don’t think we played well enough. We don’t deserve to win. We need more energy. We had to do more of what we did in the first half. We dominated much more and then in the second half they took the lead much more. That’s not good enough.
“I didn’t see [the penalty]. I don’t know if you kick someone in the face I assume it’s a punishment. “