Monaco, UEFA Champions League and Manchester City
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UEFA Champions League, Matchday 2, 01/10/25AS Monaco salvaged a late draw against Manchester City, thanks to an Eric Dier penalty, and despite an Erling Haaland brace at the Stade Louis II (2-2).The
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to TNT Sports: "That was a good game. We made some decisions, we created a lot of chances. "Unfortunately at the end we defended an unfair free-kick not perfectly, and we conceded a penalty that Nico [Gonzalez] touched the ball first, no intention.
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Monaco v Manchester City: Gut Feelings
Monaco will be a tough opponent, having won four of their opening six Ligue One matches, but were thrashed 4-1 by Club Brugge in their opening Champions League match. City will be hoping to take advantage of that result and inflict more misery in the French principality.
Check out our soccer expert’s Monaco vs Man City predictions and betting tips, prior to Wednesday’s 3pm ET Champions League clash (10/01).
Man City and Monaco have been pitted against each other in two Champions League games before, with both sides securing one win each at their respective home grounds. That came as part of an engrossing 6-6 aggregate draw in the knockout phase of the 2016/17 tournament.
Manchester City had to settle for a 2-2 draw with AS Monaco after Eric Dier scored a 90th-minute penalty for the hosts. Erling Haaland's first-half brace had put City on course for a second consecutive win to start this season's Champions League campaign,
If you kick someone in the face, I guess it’s a penalty” – that’s Erling Haaland’s view on the late penalty that denied Manchester City a win in Monaco. Mark Chapman is joined by Matt Upson, Chris Sutton,