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First Half: Haaland Strikes Early, Monaco Responds Quickly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe game got off to a blistering start at the Stade Louis II. Manchester City opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Josko Gvardiol\u2019s perfectly weighted cross found Erling Haaland<\/strong>, who powered home a clinical header to give City the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Monaco-v-City-4.jpg\")
@mancity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHowever, Monaco hit back almost instantly. Just three minutes later, Dutch defender Jordan Teze<\/strong> unleashed a thunderous strike from outside the box to level the game, sending the home crowd into raptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSecond Half: Haaland at the Double<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nCity regained control as the second half progressed. Promising youngster Nico O\u2019Reilly<\/strong> delivered a sublime cross into the box, and Haaland once again showed his predatory instincts, slotting past the goalkeeper to restore City\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Monaco-v-City-5.jpg\")
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\n\n\n\nLate VAR Drama: Dier Denies City<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nJust as the English champions appeared to have secured the win, the match took a dramatic turn in the final minutes. A high boot from Nico Gonzalez<\/strong> inside the penalty area was spotted after a VAR review<\/strong>, leading to a late penalty for Monaco.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Tottenham defender Eric Dier<\/strong> stepped up with confidence, sending Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way to make it 2-2 in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Monaco-v-City-6.jpg\")
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\n\n\n\nKey Moments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- \u26bd 15\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 Haaland scores from Gvardiol\u2019s cross (0-1)
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\n\n\n\nReaction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nManchester City will feel disappointed not to have closed out the game after Haaland\u2019s double, but AS Monaco showed resilience and capitalized on their late opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Monaco-v-City-3.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGuardiola\u2019s side remain unbeaten in the group stage but dropped crucial points, while Monaco celebrated a well-earned draw in front of their home fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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However, Monaco hit back almost instantly. Just three minutes later, Dutch defender Jordan Teze<\/strong> unleashed a thunderous strike from outside the box to level the game, sending the home crowd into raptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n City regained control as the second half progressed. Promising youngster Nico O\u2019Reilly<\/strong> delivered a sublime cross into the box, and Haaland once again showed his predatory instincts, slotting past the goalkeeper to restore City\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a 2-1 advantage, City looked set to take all three points, controlling possession and dictating the tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just as the English champions appeared to have secured the win, the match took a dramatic turn in the final minutes. A high boot from Nico Gonzalez<\/strong> inside the penalty area was spotted after a VAR review<\/strong>, leading to a late penalty for Monaco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former Tottenham defender Eric Dier<\/strong> stepped up with confidence, sending Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way to make it 2-2 in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manchester City will feel disappointed not to have closed out the game after Haaland\u2019s double, but AS Monaco showed resilience and capitalized on their late opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guardiola\u2019s side remain unbeaten in the group stage but dropped crucial points, while Monaco celebrated a well-earned draw in front of their home fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bet <\/a>on the Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, and all major leagues with Bangbet!<\/a> Enjoy exclusive odds, expert game predictions, and win exciting prizes every week. <\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AS Monaco held Manchester City to a thrilling 2-2 draw in the UEFA Champions League after a dramatic late equalizer from the French side. Despite Erling Haaland\u2019s brace, Pep Guardiola\u2019s men were left frustrated as a VAR intervention in the 89th minute awarded Monaco a penalty that Eric Dier coolly converted. First Half: Haaland Strikes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1016,1029,991,1000,1032,1031,918],"class_list":{"0":"post-9221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"tag-bangbet-ucl-match-updates","9":"tag-city-v-monaco","10":"tag-erling-haaland","11":"tag-haaland","12":"tag-man-city-2-2-monaco","13":"tag-monaco-v-man-city","14":"tag-ucl-2025-2026"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9231,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9221\/revisions\/9231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/gh\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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