Erling Haaland scored two goals very much against Monaco, but Manchester City was rejected three points, an Eric Deer penalty.
There must have been some people (and definitely not us) who were surprised to find out that Dier played for Monaco. And after he scored a final gasp draw against the city after hitting a spot kick to the side net to score the league 1 side, Guardiola gave one of his most eerie and smiley interviews after the game with a legendary indicator of his frustration.
When asked to another reporter for his opinion that Monaco would be awarded a penalty when it was determined that Nico O’Reilly used high boots on Deer’s box, he said, “There’s nothing to say to the judge.”
“A really good game,” Guardiola said. “We made some decisions and created many opportunities. Unfortunately, we defended an unfair free kick that wasn’t entirely.
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Guardiola was asked to confirm whether he thought he was a penalty and said, “I don’t know. So it’s a penalty. I was given it. That’s all.”
Haaland’s first goal saw him see the darts behind Monaco’s defense and reached the end of a beautifully weighted pass beyond Josco Gvaldior’s top, then lifting the ball over Philip Kane. His second saw him bend the muscles in his neck and turn Nico O’Reilly’s cross towards the far corner. As usual, he didn’t do much else, but he’s back to his highest this season in front of goal.
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“He played really well” was a revelation from Guardiola. Instead of providing an already poor response, he looked like a man who wanted to reveal his facial expression to groan or show off his expression at the reporter’s questions.
But O’Reilly’s boots are high, and it’s a foul that definitely makes the penalty award feel very unfair, but the fact that he touched the ball makes the referee point to the spot.
