Eric Dier’s cool last-minute penalty earned a Champions League draw for Monaco against Manchester City, despite Erling Haaland continuing his scintillating start to the season by scoring twice.
Haaland scored a first-half double to take his tally to 52 goals in just 50 games in the competition as City stretched their unbeaten run to six games.
But the visitors were pegged back in the 90th minute when Dier converted from the spot after being kicked in the head by Nico Gonzalez.
Norway’s Haaland had not had a touch of the ball in the first 15 minutes but with his first, he latched on to Josko Gvardiol’s dinked pass and lobbed a cool finish over the advancing Philipp Kohn.
Jordan Teze equalised just three minutes later with a thunderbolt strike from outside the area, which arrowed into the top corner and gave Gianluigi Donnarumma no chance.
City, though, were controlling the possession and Phil Foden came close to regaining the lead when he shifted the ball on to his weaker right foot but smashed his shot against the crossbar.
Haaland was on the periphery of the game but showcased his ruthlessness by leaping high above Mohammed Salisu and powerfully heading in from Nico O’Reilly’s cross on the stroke of half-time.
Donnarumma made a sharp save low down to deny Maghnes Akliouche in the second half, but the Italy goalkeeper could not stop Dier’s late spot-kick.
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Pep Guardiola’s side are slowly beginning to right the wrongs of last season and have not been beaten since August, but this was another frustrating result.
The Spaniard admitted to being disappointed by their performance in this competition last season, when they were knocked out at the play-off stage by Real Madrid, and will likely be left irritated after conceding late again.
City have won four and drawn two of their last six matches, but those blemishes have come by conceding in the 93rd minute at Arsenal and in the 90th minute here, while they have now failed to win any of their past five Champions League away games.
It had started well. Haaland had only 17 touches of the ball in the contest but his sensational goalscoring form continued, having blanked only against Tottenham in 10 games this season. In all he has 17 goals for club and country so far.
His first goal caught ex-Tottenham defender Dier cold, darting in behind the Englishman before lofting a delicate finish into the net, and the second was a towering header that nestled into the bottom corner.
Haaland could have completed his hat-trick in the second half, but a thumping drive from outside the box was pushed away at full stretch by Kohn, who also kept out O’Reilly’s vicious drive.
Foden has been in fine form for City and
