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City Crash Out of Champions League

Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League after a 3-1 defeat away to Monaco in the second...
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10:18 PM - 15 Mar 2017



City Crash Out of Champions Le...

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City Crash Out of Champions League

TodayFM
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10:18 PM - 15 Mar 2017



Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League after a 3-1 defeat away to Monaco in the second leg of their last 16 tie. A second half goal from Leroy Sane had put Pep Guardiola's men on course to book a place in the last eight of the competition but Tiemoue Bakayoko headed home in the 77th minute to send the home side through on away goals as it finished 6-6 on aggregate.

City were outplayed in the opening half and found themselves 2-0 down at the break. Kylian Mbappe made it 1-0 after only eight minutes and Fabinho doubled Monaco's lead just before the half hour mark.

City didn't register an attempt on goal in the first half as they were completely overrun in midfield. Guardiola opted for Fernandinho in central midfield with Yaya Toure left on the bench.

City grew into the game midway through the second half and there was a sense the goal was coming when Sane fired into the roof of the net. Their joy only lasted six minutes and the hosts replied with Bakayoko's header from a free kick. Monaco have now scored 126 goals in all competitions this season and they were without Radamel Falcao due to a hip injury.

It's the first time in Guardiola's career that he has been knocked out of the competition at this stage. His only chance of silverware in his first season at City is the FA Cup.

Last season's runners up Atletico Madrid will be in Friday's draw after a scoreless draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen with Atletico winning 4-2 on aggregate.

The quarter final takes place in Nyon on Friday just after 11am.

Champions League quarter finalists:

Leicester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Monaco.

The quarter-final ties will be played across two weeks in April. The first legs will be on April 11 and 12, with the second legs a week later on April 18 and 19.



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