After twice taking the lead in a 2-2 draw at Monaco, Erling Haaland said Manchester City needed to show more energy to put an end to their miserable Champions League road trip.
Haaland now has 17 goals for the season in just 10 appearances for the club and country, including the visitors’ goals at the Stade Louis II.
The Ligue 1 side took the lead when Monaco rallied to level with a marvellous strike from Jordan Teze and Eric Dier’s late penalty.
Haaland told the BBC, “I’m upset, I think everyone should be.” It’s not good enough, it says.
City have had a year without a win away from home in Europe, but a point helped to end a four-game Champions League losing streak.
Read more about Champions League defeat by Haaland at home to hold Man City.
For the first time since the 2012/13 campaign, Pep Guardiola’s men were dumped out before the last-16 stage last year.
City made it to the play-off round despite only winning three of their eight league games before Real Madrid’s 6-3 humbling over two legs.
Instead of attempting to end the game, Haaland was frustrated by his side’s strategy as they defended their slim lead in Monaco at the end of the second half.
He continued, “Of course, I don’t feel good because we didn’t win.”
“We play poorly in the second half, and we don’t believe our performance is sufficient.” We don’t merit victory, either.
We require more energy, they say. We need to dominate them more than we did in the first half.
City have won four points in their first two games to finish eighth in the Champions League.
Before the end of 2025, Guardiola’s men will travel to Real Madrid and Villarreal, while Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund travel to the Etihad.
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