Article by Romeo Ene – published on Thursday, October 2, 2025, 07:51 / Updated Thursday, October 2, 2025 07:51
Manchester City drew surprisingly on Monaco's land, score 2-2, in round 2 of the main group of Champions League. The “citizens” led by 2-1 from the first half, after the successful goals of Erling Haaland (25 years old), but they escaped the victory among their fingers.
Eric Dier (31 years old) turned a hit from 11 meters in the 90th minute, and the English left home.
In the end, the MVP of the match, Erling Haalandhad a nervous reaction due to the fact that Na's team managed to manage the advantage.
Erling Haaland, statements after Monaco – Manchester City: “In the first half I did my job, in the second no”
Extremely disappointed, Haaland claims that his team made several errors in the second half and did not concentrate so much, as it happened in the first.
The Norwegian peak, reached 52 goals in 50 matches in the league, also spoke about the fact that he scored two goals in the first half, although he reached the ball only seven times.
“Of course I don't feel good. I didn't win. I made unnecessary mistakes in the second half and I don't think I played well enough. We didn't deserve the victory and that's it.
I think we lacked energy. We had to put more pressure on them, as we did in the first half. I dominated in the second half, but it wasn't good enough.
I did not see the phase of granting the penalty, I do not know if it was required or not. If you hit someone in front, it's probably a penalty.
I think I was involved in the game, even if I didn't reach the ball often. I move a lot, create spaces for colleagues. It's not just about how many touches you have, there are many other ways to be involved. This is my role. In the first half I did my job, in the second, “said Haaland, according to sportbible.com.
As a result of this result, Manchester City is 8th after two stages, with 4 points. Bayern, Real Madrid, PSG, Inter, Arsenal and Surprise Qarabag are the teams that have accumulated maximum points.
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