Manchester City came out on top in an epic Champions League battle against Monaco as late goals by John Stones and Leroy Sane secured a 5-3 victory in a last 16 first-leg thriller on Tuesday that had goals galore and a missed penalty. City, however, then pulled clear as Stones tapped in at the far post and Sane rolled the ball into an empty net to give City a two-goal advantage ahead of the return on March 15. They were behind after 26 minutes when Sterling tapped home after Sane dazzled down the left and teed up the England winger. City were denied a penalty by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz when Aguero appeared to be upended by keeper Danijel Subasic before Monaco grabbed the lead through Mbappe. City swiftly made Monaco pay as Aguero ended a six-game goal-drought thanks to a Subasic howler.

Source: dna February 21, 2017 22:07 UTC