00:00So, in comes Mohamed Salasou as part of that back three.
00:08Jordan Tesen, normally a right-back, lines up in midfield.
00:11Erling Haaland plays for the 50th time in the Champions League,
00:14having reached 50 goals in the competition last month.
00:17And City captain this season by Bernardo Silva, a right.
00:24And Haaland's made a very good run.
00:26If he gets a toe to it, he'll score, and that's exactly what he does.
00:30The run goes on.
00:34Manchester City lead from the other number nine.
00:44Just give Monaco a little bit of belief that,
00:47rather than sitting back and almost waiting to get beaten, have a go.
00:54Manchester City has not been rock-solid defensively this season.
00:58And have a go indeed.
01:00Jordan Tesen.
01:02With a beauty.
01:04One-one it is.
01:05One-one it is.
01:06One-one it is.
01:111-1 it is.
01:26Well, perhaps not used to being that far forward
01:29because of his midfield role tonight.
01:32But it's an absolute blockbuster.
01:37One touch, then the hit.
01:41Plenty of power, but Rinders again, Foden.
01:51Rinders making a bit of a meal of getting it away this time.
01:54Rinders weaving on.
01:56Ooh, and a whisker away.
02:02And they've been passing around that area,
02:04so an individual surge.
02:06A little bit of a surprise for Monaco.
02:09It did look as though there was a deflection on the shot.
02:14But it's a level on the scoreline.
02:20Foden trying to shimmy his way through.
02:22Underside of the bar.
02:24Right down close to the line.
02:26And this was the one.
02:32And this will tell you how far in front of the line it was.
02:36He can shoot with his right foot, as you've just seen.
02:38Rodri, O'Reilly, he's so close to regaining the lead here.
02:47Just that little overload.
02:51Let someone in to score a goal.
02:56O'Reilly really connected with that.
02:59So, Kern was strong by his near post.
03:05Just sort of came there, an opportunist one-tip rolling across.
03:10It's not always easy to hit the target like that,
03:11but that was a very decent effort.
03:14Matched by a very decent save.
03:16He's still going.
03:18He got past Fatih rather easily.
03:22Walks up to his foot, Phil Foden.
03:25Lovely move by Bernardo Silva.
03:28Cross in.
03:29And Haaland will follow it up.
03:31Hit the side netting of the shot from Reinders.
03:35Tijani Reinders.
03:36Hoku again.
03:40Foden back to O'Reilly.
03:44Haaland leaping.
03:46And he's placed it to perfection.
03:49And they do have the lead.
03:51Back again.
03:53Before the break.
03:55Deep.
03:56Wadiol is there again.
03:58And Donnarumma will boss that.
04:03And holds on till the halftime whistle.
04:05Whether City will hold on.
04:09Contrast.
04:09Monaco finished 17th in the league phase last season.
04:13They also went out at the same stage to Benfica.
04:18They've been out of the Eurups elite competition.
04:22Physical and mental as well.
04:28Here's Akljouch.
04:30It's a good stop by Donnarumma.
04:33One of those where you...
04:35It's the enforced one in the first half for Monaco.
04:38And one tactical in the second half.
04:41But here is Savino.
04:45Reinders.
04:46Oh.
04:48Inches away from settling the night, really.
04:50Oh, and the goalkeeper's changed this season, a veteran, Lukas Khodetsky.
04:57Ball by Bernardo Silva.
05:06Reinders.
05:07Reinders.
05:09Savino can get it away, but comes back and it's Holland.
05:15Oh, that's as close as we've come to the hat-trick.
05:18Long way out.
05:19That doesn't deter him.
05:21It's a very good save.
05:22Oh, that's close.
05:23Oh.
05:24Oh.
05:24By Filipe Kern.
05:26Viret is standing where he wants it.
05:33In towards Dier.
05:40And he's claiming that there was something stray here that caught him in the face.
05:48A boot.
05:49It was a raised boot from behind him there.
05:53He's changed his axe. He went to Everton on loan and told me he had a Merseyside axe.
05:58He's going to look at the screen.
06:00Well, hope springs here for Monaco.
06:04He wouldn't have seen Dier coming.
06:07I would imagine he's just trying to get the ball.
06:13The referee has not instantly responded to this.
06:16Another angle might be better.
06:20One of the two angles.
06:27That's what they're looking at.
06:30He's made up his mind.
06:32We're about to find out.
06:35Penalty for Monaco.
06:39And who's going to take it?
06:48This is a vital kick.
06:49This could well mean a point in the Champions League for Monaco.
06:53Dier takes.
06:54Dier scores.
06:55And it's 2-2.
06:58Well, he took the responsibility.
07:03Here in the Principality.
07:08Bradio.
07:10Still going.
07:12Still going.
07:13Haaland is absolutely furious.
07:17He laid it across the front of the goal then.
07:19Haaland would have had the hat-trick.
07:20More importantly said he would have had the win.
07:22And I think Bradio might be offside.
07:28And that's it.
07:30Monaco have done what was certainly extra difficult for them.
07:35Sean.
07:36Sean.
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