‘Nothing to say to Spanish referees’ – Pep Guardiola swerves query as combat breaks out throughout Man Metropolis conflict

October 10, 2025
11:04 am

Pep Guardiola barely hid his true emotions following a chaotic conclusion to Manchester Metropolis’s Champions League conflict towards Monaco.

Eric Dier rescued a degree for Monaco as his penalty secured a 2-2 draw towards Metropolis of their Champions League encounter on the Stade Louis II.

Donnarumma sparked the fracas between Metropolis and Monaco when he refused to provide the hosts the ball…[/caption]

As a Monaco coach noticed crimson in the course of the chaos[/caption]

What sparked the chaotic finish to Metropolis’s conflict towards Monaco?

Dier was given the possibility to equalise from the spot after Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano felt Metropolis midfielder Nico Gonzalez had made contact with the Englishman’s head contained in the field together with his boot regardless of profitable the ball first.

The incident was initially missed, however Cesar Soto Grado, the VAR for the match, instructed Manzano to evaluate the incident on the pitchside monitor.

As Manzano pored over replays of Gonzalez’s supposed infraction, a scuffle between the groups broke out as Metropolis goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma refused at hand the ball over whereas on the sideline.

Given the proximity to each benches, it was solely a matter of time earlier than extra our bodies acquired concerned as Metropolis’s Ruben Dias and Monaco midfielder Krepin Diatta shoved each other.

Amid the chaos, a Monaco coach was despatched off by Manzano whereas Metropolis captain Bernardo Silva obtained a reserving.

Metropolis’s frustration reached boiling level as soon as Manzano accomplished his evaluate and pointed to the spot.

Dier confirmed loads of composure as he despatched Donnarumma the mistaken strategy to spark delirium amongst his teammates.

How did Pep Guardiola react to the penalty?

Though pissed off to not have taken solely a degree, Guardiola opted to view the consequence by a optimistic lens.

“That was a superb recreation,” Guardiola instructed TNT Sports activities.

“We made some selections, we created numerous probabilities.

“Sadly on the finish we defended an unfair free-kick not completely, and we conceded a penalty that Nico touched the ball first, no intention.

“However it’s what it’s. Now we have a degree and we’ll take it.”

Nevertheless, he lower a special tone when requested to share his verdict on Manzano’s choice to award a penalty.

“No, I’ve nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” Guardiola stated.

The two-2 consequence meant Metropolis’s final away win in European competitors was on October 1 final yr, which got here by way of a 4-0 demolition of Slovan Bratislava.

Manchester Metropolis lament golden probabilities to beat Monaco

Guardiola’s facet had been left to rue what may and maybe ought to have been a win as Erling Haaland struck twice whereas Phil Foden and Tijjani Reijnders each hit the crossbar.

Haaland hoped his second strike of the night was going to be sufficient for all three factors…

Just for Dier to attain his second Monaco aim from the penalty spot in stoppage time

Haaland opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute when he lifted the ball over Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Kohn from shut vary, having been performed in by Josko Gvardiol.

Remarkably, Haaland’s aim was additionally his first contact of the sport.

However the Norwegian and Metropolis’s pleasure was short-lived as Jordan Teze produced a blockbuster effort to equalise simply three minutes later.

Teze obtained the ball on the sting of Metropolis’s 18-yard field, took a contact after which unleashed a ferocious effort that beat a sprawling Donnarumma and flew into the top-left nook.

Metropolis continued to knock on the door for the rest of the primary half however merely couldn’t breach a cussed Monaco again line for a second time.

Nevertheless, their countless assault on Kohn’s aim paid off when Haaland bagged his second of the evening on the stroke of half-time.

Metropolis’s draw towards Monaco means Guardiola’s facet have gained simply twice of their final 9 European fixtures

Left-back Nico O’Reilly floated a cross in and was met by Haaland, as he towered above his marker to move dwelling from eight yards out.

Haaland’s second meant he had now scored 52 targets in 50 Champions League appearances.

However the Norwegian’s smile was in the end wiped from his face on the full-time whistle after Dier’s late penalty.

How Metropolis and Monaco sit within the Champions League standings

Regardless of the previous Tottenham and Bayern Munich star’s late heroics, Monaco stay winless within the league part of this season’s Champions League and sit thirtieth out of 36 trams with one level.

As for Metropolis, they’re in eighth with 4 factors having overwhelmed Napoli of their league part opener.