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Monaco reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League at home in the second leg by beating Manchester city — 3:1. The first meeting ended with the score 5:3 in favor of the English club

The return match 1/8 finals of the Champions League between Monaco and Manchester city at the stadium Louis II ended with victory of owners with the score 3:1. In the first meeting, which took place on 21 February, the city won with the score 5:3, scoring in the last quarter three goals in a row in 11 minutes. The sum of the two matches the teams played a draw (6:6). Monaco reached the quarter-finals due to goal .

The best scorer of Monaco the Colombian Radamel Falcao, in the first match against Manchester city scored twice in the penalty kick, was not even among the substitutes. Last weekend in the match of 29-th round of the championship of France against Bordeaux (2:1) striker received a heavy blow on his right leg. In his absence, the attacking line made up Valere Germain and 18-year-old Kilian Mbappe. Because of the disqualification was not able to play one of the leading defenders of Monegasques pole Kamil Glik.

The head coach of Manchester city Josep Guardiola, who led his hundredth European match, put at the gates of Argentinian goalkeeper Willy Caballero. The Chilean Claudio Bravo again, as in the first meeting against Monaco, remained in reserve. Also in the main part did not hit the Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure.