Manchester City vs AS Monaco, 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

Manchester City

26': Raheem Sterling
58': Sergio Agüero
71': Sergio Agüero
77': John Stones
82': Leroy Sané

FT
5 - 3
1st Leg

AS Monaco

32': Radamel Falcao
40': Kylian Mbappé
61': Radamel Falcao

Man City edge eight-goal thriller in UCL against Monaco

Manchester City overcame Monaco in an eight-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium, coming from behind to run out 5-3 winners.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
1': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
1': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
3': Offside, Manchester City. Yaya Touré tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
6': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Fernandinho.
6': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
8': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
8': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Kamil Glik (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Hand ball by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
11': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
11': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
12': Offside, Manchester City. David Silva tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
14': Dangerous play by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
14': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Hand ball by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
18': Attempt saved. Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
18': Offside, Monaco. Benjamin Mendy tries a through ball, but Falcao is caught offside.
19': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Fernandinho.
19': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Monaco) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrea Raggi.
21': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
23': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
24': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
25': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
25': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Goal! Manchester City 1, Monaco 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
30': Offside, Monaco. Andrea Raggi tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
31': Offside, Monaco. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
32': Goal! Manchester City 1, Monaco 1. Falcao (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho with a cross.
34': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) has gone down, but that's a dive.
35': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
36': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Falcao with a headed pass.
36': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
36': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
40': Hand ball by David Silva (Manchester City).
40': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
40': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Manchester City 1, Monaco 2. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho with a through ball following a set piece situation.
42': Offside, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
44': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Monaco 2.
45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Monaco 2.
48': Penalty Monaco. Falcao draws a foul in the penalty area.
48': Penalty conceded by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
49': Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Penalty saved! Falcao (Monaco) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
52': Offside, Monaco. Djibril Sidibe tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
52': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by John Stones.
53': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Leroy Sané.
55': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
55': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
58': Goal! Manchester City 2, Monaco 2. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball following a fast break.
61': Goal! Manchester City 2, Monaco 3. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar following a fast break.
62': Substitution, Manchester City. Pablo Zabaleta replaces Fernandinho.
62': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
62': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
66': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
66': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
67': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Falcao (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
69': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andrea Raggi.
71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
71': Goal! Manchester City 3, Monaco 3. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.
73': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Monaco).
73': Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
76': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
76': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
77': Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
77': Goal! Manchester City 4, Monaco 3. John Stones (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaya Touré following a corner.
79': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Kylian Mbappe.
80': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
81': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
81': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
81': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Fabinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Manchester City 5, Monaco 3. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
84': Attempt saved. Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
84': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
84': Substitution, Monaco. João Moutinho replaces Bernardo Silva.
85': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pablo Zabaleta.
87': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces Sergio Agüero.
87': Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
88': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
88': Hand ball by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
89': Substitution, Manchester City. Jesús Navas replaces Raheem Sterling.
90': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
90': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
90'+2': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
90'+3': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Monaco 3.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Monaco 3.

Statistics

MON		MNC
15	Fouls	12
6	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	3
32.6	Possession	67.4
15	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
201	Accurate Passes	491
258	Passes	559
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	51
16	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	20
14	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	31
33	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,351

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Wilfredo Caballero (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
24	John Stones
42	Yaya Touré
25	Fernandinho
3	Bacary Sagna
21	David Silva
17	Kevin De Bruyne
19	Leroy Sané
7	Raheem Sterling
10	Sergio Agüero

Manchester City Substitutes:

Nolito, Fabian Delph, Jesús Navas, Pablo Zabaleta, Kelechi Iheanacho, Fernando, Claudio Bravo.

AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
24	Andrea Raggi
25	Kamil Glik
23	Benjamin Mendy
19	Djibril Sidibé
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
2	Fabinho
27	Thomas Lemar
10	Bernardo Silva
29	Kylian Mbappé
9	Radamel Falcao

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Nabil Dirar, Valère Germain, Abdou Diallo, Morgan De Sanctis, Guido Carrillo, Almamy Touré, João Moutinho.

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