Manchester City ended up in a draw in Monaco, allowing an equalizer at the end of the game.
Manchester City drew 2-2 in the second round of the European Champions League (UCL) phase against AS Monaco at Stade Louis II on the afternoon of the 1st (local time).
The home team Monaco was a 3-4-2-1 model. With Coen defending the goal, Kerr, Dier and Salisu formed a three-back. Van der Song, Kuribali, Teze, and Diata were placed at the waist. Aclioche and Ansu Fati were deployed at the second line of the attack, and Balogun was deployed at the front line. Man City were the 4-1-4-1 archetype. With Holan standing at the one-top, Doku, Foden, Rhinders and Bernardu stood at the second line. Rodri stepped up as a defensive midfielder. The four backs were O'Reilly, Gvardiol, Hoobeng Dias and Stones. Donnarumma defended the goal.
The first goal was up to Man City. It was 15 minutes in the first half. In the second line, a sensational roving pass went in. Accordingly, Holan entered the space and shot and cut the net.
AS Monaco also tied the game right away. In the 18th minute of the first half, Diata gave up the pass from the left side. Teze caught it and connected it with a mid-range shot. It's tied.
Manchester City went ahead again in the 44th minute. It was Holan again this time. A cross came up from the left flank. He jumped Holan and scored a goal with a header. The goalkeeper blew himself away, but he couldn't help it. The first half ended with Manchester City leading 2-1.
In the second half, Manchester City had a chance to score a net goal. Manchester City counterattacked in the 28th minute of the second half. He dug into the left line. He poked a pass into the penalty area. Rhinders hit a left footed shot past the defender after catching the ball. It hit the post and came out. It was the most regrettable moment for Manchester City.
There was a foul in the 41st minute of the second half. Dyer attempted a header in a free kick situation. Nico, who was defending, raised his foot high. Kicking Dyer's face. After going all the way to the VAR on-field review, the referee declared a penalty. Dyer, who was a kicker, scored a goal. It's tied. Manchester City attacked the rest of the time, but failed to score a goal. Manchester City had only one point away from Monaco.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
