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Monaco knocks Manchester City out of the Champions League

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Tiemoue Bakayoko, center, and Kylian Mbappe, left, celebrating after Bakayoko scored Monaco's third goal in the 77th minute on Wednesday. PHOTO: Courtesy

Monaco swept into the Champions League quarter-finals and left Manchester City to pick up the pieces of another failed European campaign after a 3-1 victory on Wednesday sent them through on away goals.

Monaco needed to overturn a two-goal first leg deficit but French prodigy Kylian Mbappe, Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko scored on a memorable European night for the principality club, who underlined their growing status as one of the continent's most exciting sides.

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