Champions League: Haaland Double Not Enough As Monaco Hold Man City

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An Erling Haaland double on Wednesday did not enough to earn Pep Guardiola’s side a 2-2 draw in the Champions League, so Eric Dier’s late penalty gave Monaco a 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

The Norwegian striker added 11 goals in eight games overall to his season total for the season with two goals in the first half for City, either side of a Jordan Teze stunner.

The 2023 European champions had the opportunity to leave the principality with a second victory in the league phase of the season, but a 90th-minute spot-kick denied them.

In Monaco’s UEFA Champions League, league phase day 2, football match against Manchester City at Stade Louis II in Monaco on October 1, 2025, English defender #03 Eric Dier (L) scores a penalty and fires the second goal past Italy’s #25 Gianluigi Donnarumma (R). (FREDERIC DIDES/AFP photo)

After a protracted VAR check, Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano eventually pointed to the spot after Nico Gonzalez was fouled inside the area by a Monaco free-kick.

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As Monaco won the Champions League title defense with a penalty kick and City moved onto four points after defeating Napoli last time out, Dier stepped up to send Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way.

Haaland now has 52 career Champions League appearances, including 52 with the 2-0 defeat to the Italian champions, after a half-century of goals in Europe’s elite club competition.

In Monaco’s UEFA Champions League, league phase day 2, football match against Manchester City at Stade Louis II, on October 1, 2025, English defender #03 Eric Dier (C) celebrates scoring the team’s second goal after a penalty shot. (FREDERIC DIDES/AFP photo)

The Norwegian made it a quarter of an hour before the game’s final score of 5-1 Premier League victory over Burnley last Saturday.

After Josko Gvardiol tipped a ball over the top of the Monaco defense, Haaland escaped the attention of his marker before lobging the ball over Philipp Koehn’s home goal.

The teams’ first meeting since a memorable last-16 tie in 2017, which the principality side won on away goals after the score came in at 6-6 on aggregate.

Erling Haaland (C) of Manchester City’s #9 Norwegian striker uses the ball during Monaco’s UEFA Champions League, league phase 2, football game against Manchester City at Stade Louis II in Monaco on October 1, 2025. (FREDERIC DIDES/AFP photo)

Bernardo Silva, who was also wearing City’s captain’s armband this time, was also in that Monaco team.

Krepin Diatta cut the ball back for Teze in the 18th minute before firing a brilliant right-foot shot past Donnarumma from 20 meters high into the net.

Paul Pogba, a former Manchester United midfielder, is currently training with Monaco and hoping to make his Monaco debut once the season is over.

Without him, they struggled to contain the visitors, with City retaking the lead just before the break when Haaland headed in a cross from Nico O’Reilly.