fa Champions League, Round of 16,
second leg:
Monaco (3) v Manchester City (5), Stade
Louis II,
Wednesday 11.45pm (UAE)
It was, until Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Paris
Saint-
Germain provided a challenge, surely the
game of the
season, arguably not just in the Uefa
Champions
League, but across Europe.
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In the aftermath of Manchester City’s 5-3
defeat of
Monaco in February, with most still reeling
from the
breathless excitement, Pep Guardiola
promised more
of the same.
“We are not going to defend that result,” he
said,
promising City would not play for a goalless
draw on
Wednesday and suggesting that if they did,
they
would not succeed.
“If one team can score a thousand million
goals, it’s
Monaco,” he added, with just a hint of
exaggeration.
The Ligue 1 leaders scored three at the
Etihad
Stadium and, had Willy Caballero not saved
first
Radamel Falcao’s penalty and then.........read more
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