Haaland nets twice as City draw 2-2 with Monaco on late penalty

Erling Haaland scored twice in the first half but Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday after Eric Dier converted a controversial 90th-minute penalty that rescued a point for the hosts. The result left City with four points from two Champions League group games and Monaco with one.

Haaland opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Josko Gvardiol clipped a pass over Monaco’s defence and the striker flicked the ball over goalkeeper Philipp Köhn with his first touch. Monaco responded quickly, with Jordan Teze drawing level three minutes later by curling a long-range effort into the top corner after being afforded space on the edge of the area. City regained the lead just before halftime when Haaland leapt to head Nico O’Reilly’s cross beyond Köhn, taking his Champions League tally to 52 goals in 50 appearances.

Despite controlling large portions of possession, City failed to extend their lead in the second half. Phil Foden and Tijjani Reijnders both struck the crossbar at different points, while Gianluigi Donnarumma made a key save to deny Maghnes Akliouche. Rodri was replaced after a collision, with Nico González coming on for...