Erling Haaland continued his outstanding scoring kind with a first-half brace, but it surely was not sufficient to safe victory for Manchester Metropolis, as a late Monaco penalty secured a 2-2 draw on Wednesday, Softfootball studies. Haaland, who scored a brace for the Cityzens in opposition to Burnley final weekend, did the identical for the guests however failed to duplicate the anticipated final result.
The consequence lifts Metropolis to eighth within the desk, whereas Monaco earned their first level of the event, inserting them thirtieth.
Softfootball earlier reported that Rodri was deemed match to begin within the Champions League sport in opposition to Monaco, began as Pep Guardiola’s aspect acquired a lift and set up management in midfield.
The direct runs of Jeremy Doku and Tijani Reijnders constantly troubled Monaco’s defence, creating the opening for Haaland to interrupt the impasse with a easy dinked end. The lead was short-lived, nonetheless, as Jordan Teze restored parity simply 4 minutes later with a surprising long-range strike.
Metropolis continued to press, and Haaland practically added a second simply earlier than halftime, solely to fireplace into the aspect netting. He made no mistake moments later, nonetheless, powerfully heading residence within the forty fourth minute to reclaim the lead for the guests.
Regardless of their dominance, Metropolis couldn’t see out the win. Within the dying moments of the match, VAR intervened, adjudging that Nico O’Reilly had fouled Eric Dier within the penalty space. Dier stepped up and calmly transformed the spot-kick, snatching a dramatic level for the house aspect.
The draw felt like a loss for a annoyed Metropolis squad.
Within the post-match interview, revealed on the Metropolis’s official X deal with, Pep Guardiola mirrored on the staff’s disappointment and stated:
The staff was actually good. I didn’t see the stats, however I believe we had been a lot better than them. At all times we attempt to play to create extra possibilities and concede fewer, typically you win typically it’s not potential.
Metropolis’s stuttering steps within the 2025/26 season proceed this weekend after they face Brentford on the G-Tech Stadium.
