Ex-Sporting man outsmarts Guardiola, snatches draw for Monaco against City | OneFootball

The Monaco - Manchester City match of the second round of the Champions League ended in a 2-2 draw. Eric Dier was a starter and played the full match for the French side, scoring the equalizing goal in the 90th minute. For the English team, former Sporting player Matheus Nunes came on in the 73rd minute.

The match started well for Pep Guardiola's team, with Erling Haaland opening the scoring in the 15th minute, assisted by Josko Gvardiol. City's lead didn't last long, as Jordan Teze equalized in the 18th minute. The Nordic striker scored again in the 44th minute, taking the English team into halftime with the lead.

With the draw, Monaco now has one point and is in 30th place in the competition. City has four points and occupies the eighth position. The podium is composed of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and PSG (six points each). Sporting is in 14th place, after losing 2-1 to Napoli.

It should be remembered that Eric Dier represented the Lions for 11 years, from 2003 to 2014, having trained at the Alcochete Academy. At the senior level, he played 31 matches for Sporting's main team during the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons, in which he scored one goal and provided two assists.

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