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Haaland scored twice, creating two miracles in one game! Monaco tied the penalty, Manchester City 2-2 at home

8:08am, 2 October 2025【Football】

Manchester City, which performed poorly last season, continued to invest heavily this summer and upgraded its lineup, but its performance still did not meet expectations. After the first six rounds, they only achieved 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and temporarily ranked seventh in the standings. Fortunately, their performance in the Champions League was good, and they beat Serie A champion Napoli at home in their first game.

The second round of the first phase of the UEFA Champions League was fully launched this week. Manchester City challenged Monaco away. In this game, Haaland was in a state of courage. He scored 2 goals by himself and carried the team's offensive banner. However, Monaco scored 2 points with Dell's tie and scored 1 point at home 2-2!

Monaco performed poorly in the first match of the Champions League, losing 1-4 to Belgian team Bruges away. The sluggish performance also aroused extreme dissatisfaction among fans. In the sixth round of the Ligue 1 league that ended last weekend, they lost to Lorient, who is ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the standings, which shows that the team is not in good condition.

Manchester City and Monaco had a head-on match in the UEFA Champions League in 2017, both achieved 1 win and 1 loss. In the latest encounter, Monaco laughed 3-1 at home. The Blue Moon Army, who wanted to take revenge on his opponent's illness, followed the 4141 formation in this game. Donnarumma guarded the roving goal, and was in front of him with a defense line composed of Stones, Rubendias, Gwadior and O'Reilly. B-ball team Rodri served as a single midfielder, B-seat, Reindez, Foden and Doku were in the midfield, and Haaland was the single arrow.

After the game officially started, Manchester City pushed Monaco against the field and attacked fiercely. In the 15th minute, Gvadior made a pick pass from the midfield. Haaland used a pick shot to break through Monaco's goal, helping the Blue Moon Army achieve a 1-0 fantasy start. However, just 3 minutes later, Monaco equalized the score. After receiving a cross from the teammate's inverted triangle at the front of the penalty area, he directly shot out an unsolved world wave. The ball went straight into the dead corner and left Donarumma helpless, chasing the score to 1.

Fourden, whose form has recovered significantly in the new season, almost scored in the 34th minute. His strong shot in the penalty area hit the crossbar and was bounced out. However, before the half-time game, Manchester City broke through the home team's goal again. O'Reilly made a cross from the left, and Haaland pushed out a bounce to the earth, staged a good show of scoring twice. Manchester City returned to the midfield locker room with a 2-1 lead.

The side changes again, Manchester City's offensive remains unabated. In the 51st minute, Doku made a cross from the left, and refracted the defensive player. The ball went straight to the goal, but the angle was too straight and was easily confiscated by the Monaco goalkeeper. After 7 minutes, Monaco created space for Akliushe on the right side of the penalty area. Fortunately, Donnarumma was still in a state, blocking the opponent's powerful shot.

In the 73rd minute, Reindez dribbled the ball into Monaco's penalty area and shot hard. He hit the crossbar and was bounced out. He missed the excellent opportunity to end the suspense. Monaco, which escaped the disaster, received a penalty at the last moment. Dell was kicked to the head while competing for points in the penalty area. He scored a tie goal in the 90th minute, helping Monaco tie Manchester City 2-2.

Haaland, who performed bravely in this game, created two miracles in one game. First, he ranked second in the U26 with 52 Champions League goals, second only to Messi. Second, he scored 52 goals in 50 Champions League games, making him the only player in the history of the Champions League to play at least 3 games and the only player who averaged more than 1 goal per game.

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