Erling Haaland struck twice however Manchester Metropolis had been compelled to accept a 2-2 draw towards Monaco within the Champions League after Eric Dier’s late penalty denied Pep Guardiola’s males victory on Wednesday evening.
Haaland netted within the fifteenth and thirty seventh minutes, both facet of a superb strike from Jordan Teze, taking his season tally to 11 targets in simply eight video games and lengthening his file to 52 targets in 50 Champions League appearances.
Metropolis seemed set to gather all three factors till the ninetieth minute, when Nico Gonzalez was penalised for a excessive boot on Dier after a prolonged VAR evaluation. The English defender stepped as much as calmly convert from the spot, securing Monaco’s first level of the group part.
Guardiola was left annoyed by the choice however praised his crew’s total show.
“I don’t know if it was a penalty, however it was given. Nico touched the ball first, no intention. However it’s what it’s. We’ve got some extent and we’ll take it,” the Metropolis boss advised TNT Sports activities.
The consequence leaves Metropolis on 4 factors from two video games following their opening win over Napoli, whereas Monaco claimed a morale-boosting draw after a tricky begin.
