Monaco saved a 2-2 draw at home in Manchester City with a final fine by Eric Dier on Wednesday after the visitor did not get the most out of his dominance in the second round of the Champions League matches.
Animal buried a penalty in the 90th minute to cancel the first half of Erling Haaland, after the early equalizer of Jordan Teze for the French side. The Pep Guardiola team, which had opened his campaign with a 2-0 win against Napoli, now has four points, while Monaco is on one point in the elimination zone after the 4-1 defeat at Club Brugge in the first round of matches.
City then travels to Villarreal and Monaco on October 21 will entertain Tottenham Hotspur the next day.
City was quickly in action in a quiet Louis II stadium. Haaland shot behind the defense and shot a lob about goalkeeper Phillip Koehn for his 51st goal in 50 Champions League performances in the 15th minute.
Monaco’s Folarin Balogun was centimeter away from connecting with a Maghnes Akliouche Cross before Jordan Teze jumped after a high press, drilling a finish in the upper corner where the urban goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma left no chance three minutes later.
Monaco, however, was on the rear foot, stuck in his own half with Phil Foden rattled the bar while the visitor dominated.
Haaland was again aware of the peace when he got up to meet the cross of Nico O’Reilly and put a header in the bottom corner to restore the city’s lead with his second of the night.
Monaco increased the pace after the break, and Maghnes Akliouche cut into his marker before firing a low right foot shot that Donnarumma turned behind a corner.
But City Owried possession and Haaland came close to packing with a powerful layer of shot 16 minutes than time. However, the visitor was missing a cutting edge and seemed satisfied with the advantage of one goal.
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It was regretted that when Monaco received a penalty after a VAR review after the high foot of Nico Gonzalez Dier hit.
The International in England sent Donnarrumma the wrong way to earn his team a point that it didn’t seem to earn.
Qarabag remains a perfect start
Qarabag made two victories of two in the Champions League with a 2-0 home victory in Copenhagen, a week after the 3-2 triumph in Benfica.
The side of Azerbaijani opened the score when Pedro Bicalho hit the post from outside the box in the 28th minute, and Captain Abdellah Zoubir responded the fastest to live the rebound up close.
Qarabag struck again in the 83rd minute with an excellent individual goal of replacement Emmanuel Addai, who sealed the victory with a low ride from outside the box after he was set up by Nariman Akhundzada to generate parties in Baku.
Copenhagen, which was held a draw of Bayer Leverkusen in his opener, organizes Borussia Dortmund on October 21 before Qarabag visits the athletic Bilba of Spain the next day.
Published on October 2, 2025
