That’s that! City simply gave
themselves too much to do after a
terrible first-half display! And so last
year’s semi-finalists have failed to
make it through the Round of 16.
Pep Guardiola’s 100th match in European competition ends in failure; it’s the first time he’s crashed out at this stage of the Champions League .
Manchester City had chances to get themselves out of defeat in that second half, but passed too many up. For six minutes, it looked like Leroy Sane had saved them, but Tiemoue Bakayoko’s header
put Monaco through. On balance, the
French league leaders deserve to
scrape through this high-scoring tie
on away goals; they were always
effervescent in attack, and tonight’s
first half was the one big difference in an otherwise tight ding-dong battle over two legs.
City’s long wait for their first European Cup - their journey started back in 1968 - goes on. Monaco are a step closer to their second final. And Leicester City are the Premier League’s sole representatives in the quarter finals. Hey, they are the champions of England, after all.
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