Monaco was able to recover from 5-3 first leg deficit, advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals 6 – 6 on aggregate after a 3-1 victory against Manchester City in their round-of-16 second-leg tie on Wednesday at Stade Louis II.
Monaco dominated the first half and opened the scoring through teenager Kylian Mbappe’s poked finish from close range from Bernardo Silva’s drilled cross.
Mbappe had a goal ruled out for offside and Valere Germain struck narrowly over, before the Ligue 1 side deservedly doubled their advantage on the night via Fabinho.
It was from a well-taken strike from inside the area.
City failed to muster any shot in the opening 45 minutes and it took until the 65th minute for Sergio Aguero to force goalkeeper Danijel Subasic into a sharp save.
They forced their way back into the game as Leroy Sane swept in after Subasic parried Raheem Sterling’s low strike.
But the hosts hit back quickly through Tiemoue Bakayoko’s header 12 minutes from time.
Victory means Monaco join last year’s runners-up Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Leicester City and holders Real Madrid in Friday’s quarter-final draw.
In the other game of the night, Atletico Madrid walked through to the quarter-finals after an aggregate 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
