Pep fails to reach Champions League Semi Finals for first time in his managerial career.
After the 8 goal thriller in Manchester, which saw Pep’s side take a two goal advantage into the second leg, many people thought Monaco had left themselves too much to do. The French team needed to win by two clear goals and do so against a manager who had never been knocked out this early in the competition before. As a result, the best odds on Monaco to qualify before the game kicked off were 4/1 and they were even 19/10 just to win on the night.
However when Mbappe struck in just the 8th minute, Monaco began to believe and began to dominate the match. City did put up a fight and when Sane netted in the second half – the visitors looked like they may get the job done. But tonight wasn’t their night and Bayakayo sealed the deal with a header, 12 minutes from time.
The League 1 leaders now join the likes of Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Leicester City and Real Madrid in the next round.
