Pep tastes defeat as City bombs out
Leroy Sane appeared to have Manchester City heading into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals but Tiemoue Bakayoko won a thrilling tie for Monaco.
Tiemoue Bakayoko dumped Manchester City out of the UEFA Champions League as a swashbuckling Monaco progressed to the quarter-finals on the away-goals rule thanks to a 3-1 win at Stade Louis II.
Leonardo Jardim's Ligue 1 leader attacked with the inventive verve it brought to a first-leg thriller at Etihad Stadium but, unlike when it eventually prevailed 5-3 last month, Pep Guardiola's City failed to muster any response during a first half when it was entirely overwhelmed.
Teen sensation Kylian Mbappe spearheaded Monaco's charge from kick-off, the striker's 11th goal in his past 11 starts coming after eight minutes and Fabinho added a nicely worked second as an injured Radamel Falcao, who scored twice in the first leg, watched on from the stands.
The Premier League side froze amid the onslaught but diligently wrested control of the contest during the second period, with Leroy Sane's goal a reward for those efforts.
But City switched off from a Thomas Lemar free-kick and Bakayoko headed in his maiden European goal to ensure Guardiola would fail to reach at least the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in his coaching career.
