Sergio Aguero marked his return to form as Manchester City three times in the last 19 minutes to triumph in a sensational round of 16 first leg clash against Monaco.
It had looked like being the visitors’ night when ex-Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, already with a diving header and missed penalty to his name, made it 3-2 with an outrageously impudent chip just after the hour. But the hosts, led by the rejuvenated Sergio Aguero, were having none of it.
Aguero levelled matters with a fine volley, his second of this round of 16 classic, and John Stones atoned for a few slips at the back to put City ahead. Leroy Sané then got in on the act, latching on to Aguero’s pass and completing the scoring.
In a match not so much open as positively agape, Raheem Sterling’s first-half breakthrough and a goal from 18-year-old Kylian Mbappé on his first Champions League start were almost footnotes.
The second leg on 15 March has a lot to live up to.
