Radamel Falcao grabbed a brace as French champions Monaco bounced back from last week's thrashing by Nice with a 3-0 win over Strasbourg at the Stade Louis II on Saturday.
The hosts started slowly, but took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Rony Lopes' first goal for the club.
Falcao made the points safe early in the secondRead more
Monaco owe most of their recent success to their young guns, but when they face Manchester City looking to overturn a two-goal deficit in their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, they will turn to a more experienced player in Radamel Falcao.
The Colombia striker, who endured two dismal injury-plagued seasons in the Premier League, has been near his bestRead more
This was one of the best Champions League matches in recent memory, and perhaps ever, with Manchester City losing an early lead to trail 3-2 an hour into the match, but coming storming back to win 5-3 in the first leg of their round of 16 tie against AS Monaco.
Sergio Aguero scored twice, Radamel Falcao scored twice, and fourRead more
Sergio Aguero starred as Manchester City beat Monaco 5-3 in a breathless and dizzyingly end-to-end Champions League last 16 first-leg encounter at a rocking Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
Raheem Sterling put City ahead, only for Kylian Mbappe to level and Radamel Falcao to score twice -- the second goal a magnificent chip -- as Leonardo Jardim's side moved into aRead more