How it happened: AS Monaco 3-1 Manchester City

Hello, and welcome to Nigerianeye's live coverage of the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between AS Monaco and Manchester City.


Three weeks ago, the fixture at the Etihad Stadium served up an all-time European classic as City prevailed 5-3 in a back-and-forth game which also saw Monaco miss a penalty.

That result means that City are the marginal favourites to progress in Monte Carlo, but they will have to be wary of a Monaco team who already have three away goals to their name.

City will be hoping to become the second Premier League club to reach the last eight after Leicester City overcame Sevilla last night.

OFFICIAL LINE-UPS

AS MONACO: Subasic, Jemmerson, Raggi, Sidibe, Mendy, Bakayoko, Fabinho, Lemar, Silva, Germain, Mbappe
AS MONACO SUBSTITUTES: De Sanctis, Diallo, Toure, Jorge, Moutinho, Dirar, Cardona


MANCHESTER CITY: Caballero, Sagna, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernandinho, Sterling, Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Aguero
MANCHESTER CITY SUBSTITUTES: Bravo, Zabaleta, Navas, Delph, Otamendi, Yaya Toure, Iheanacho















The full-time whistle goes in Monte Carlo and City are out of the Champions League on away goals. They improved during that second half but based on the tie as a whole, Monaco deserve to go through to the quarter-finals. Huge disappointment for Guardiola and his players. Thanks for joining our live coverage of the match!


90+3 min FULL TIME: AS Monaco 3-1 Manchester City

90+2 min It goes straight to Subasic. That's surely game over.

90+2 min BOOKING! Lemar is now booked for a foul on De Bruyne. This free kick is likely to be City's last chance.

90 min There will be three minutes of added-on time.

89 min BOOKING! Germain receives a yellow for a lunge on a City player. It's purely out of exhaustion.

87 min I'm not too sure City have much left. Even with another man in attack, Monaco are in control of this game now and if anything, they are going to score on the break.

84 min SUBSTITUTION! Kelechi Iheanacho has been introduced by Guardiola, with Clichy making way.

81 min SUBSTITUTION! Monaco make a second alteration with Joao Moutinho replacing Mbappe. City have offered nothing since conceding a third.

77 min As Monaco are back in front in the tie! Their third goal has come from a set piece, too, with Lemar's inswinging free-kick finding the run of Bakayoko and his header into the bottom corner leaves Caballero with no chance.

77 min GOAL! As Monaco 3-1 Manchester City (Bakayoko)

74 min BOOKING! Sterling is rather harshly booked for a tackle on Bernardo Silva when he got the ball. He will miss the first leg of the quarter-finals should City get through.

71 min City are back in front in this tie! It all comes through Sterling, who dances his way into the box before seeing a low shot saved by Subasic but the ball falls to Sane who shoots high into an empty net. All the pressure is now on Monaco.

71 min GOAL! As Monaco 2-1 Manchester City (Sane)

70 min SUBSTITUTION! Monaco decide to make their first change after an injury to Raggi. Almamy Toure is on in his place.

67 min CHANCE! Now Sane gets played through on goal down the left but his effort towards the near post goes into the side-netting. You can't blame him for going it alone with Aguero and Sterling failing to make the most of opportunities since the restart.

65 min CHANCE! City were abysmal during the first half but I have no idea how they haven't scored in this second period. Silva produces a mesmeric piece of play to set up Aguero but despite being able to take a touch, he fires too close to Subasic from 12 yards.

62 min CHANCE! City are definitely improving but they can't make the most of any of their few openings. Sane did brilliantly down the left before fizzing a ball into Aguero. However, the pass is too fast and Aguero can only direct his effort high over the crossbar.

59 min BOOKING! Bakayoko follows him in being cautioned after a foul on Fernandinho. Should Monaco progress, he will be out of the first leg.

58 min BOOKING! De Bruyne goes into the book for pulling back Fabinho in the middle of the pitch.

57 minCHANCE! Raheem! Sterling beats the offside trap and has all the time in the world to either shoot or pass to Aguero. Instead, his attempted cutback to his teammate was intercepted and Monaco cleared. That was a huge opening.

52 min In all fairness, City are showing a bit more intent but I don't think it was possible to play any worse. It will be interesting to see how long Guardiola leaves it until he turns to Toure, although I'm not sure who he would replace.

48 min I'm surprised to see no changes from Guardiola. He probably wants to keep faith in his initial selection but how can you keep everything the same when you haven't had a shot? It's been a quiet start to the second half.

46 min City get us back underway.



The half-time whistle goes at Stade Louis II and Monaco deservedly lead thanks to those two goals from Mbappe and Fabinho. They could be further ahead, too, although they still lead on aggregate through away goals. Guardiola must change things at the break or else his time are heading out of the Champions League with a whimper.



45 min HALF TIME: AS Monaco 2-0 Manchester City

43 min This isn't quite as bad as Arsenal's two performances against Bayern Munich or Leicester City's capitulation in Porto, but it isn't far off. Still no shots for City. They've not even come close to one.

39 min City are defending for their Champions League lives. Kolarov and Stones both have to make goal-stopping blocks in the space of a few seconds. Guardiola surely has to change things at half time.

35 min More attacking play from Monaco earns them a free kick in the corner. The set piece which is delivered into the box is punched clear by Caballero but the home side soon reclaim possession. City must reach half time without conceding a third.

32 min Fabinho's goal means that City must score to have a chance of going through. They are yet to have a shot so you have to question whether they have it in them to do that, as well as not conceding another.

29 min Man City are in a right mess. Monaco continue to pressurise the Premier League side and they eventually net a second through Fabinho, who slots the ball into the net from 12 yards after an excellent driven cross from Mendy.

29 min GOAL! AS Monaco 2-0 Manchester City (Fabinho)

25 min City are trying to work the ball out from the back but they can't have had much more than 40% possession in this game. They have lost the ball on countless occasions. The exclusion of Toure looks to be the wrong call.

22 min As we reach the end of the opening quarter of this game, we are still yet to see anything from City in the final third. They've been extremely poor. Sane or Aguero have barely had a kick. Monaco are pressing for a second in a calculated manner.

18 min SHOT! What are City playing at? They again over-play it in their own half and Monaco have another chance to score a second. This opening falls to Germain but his long-range effort goes over.

15 min Subasic in the Monaco goal is yet to touch the ball with his hands, I think. City are being dispossessed far too easily when they try to create something inside the Monaco half. Mbappe has the ball in the net again but he is adjudged to be offside by half a yard.

11 min BOOKING! Caballero throws a silly ball out to Sagna and it's too far in front of him. He proceeds to commit the foul and it's a definite yellow. City are doing themselves no favours here.

8 min Moments after Mbappe saw a one-on-one chance saved by Caballero, the dynamic youngster puts his side ahead. Stones did well to block a shot from Mendy but after Bernardo Silva drilled in a low cross from the left, Mbappe converted the ball past Caballero from close range.

8 min GOAL! AS Monaco 1-0 Manchester City (Mbappe)

3 min It's been a lively start from both with passes being sprayed about in all areas of the pitch. No chances to speak of this far but it's warming up nicely.

1 min Monaco get us underway.

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