The goal followed an equaliser from Radamel Falcao eight minutes earlier, as a contest that promised to be enthralling delivered exactly that during an end-to-end opening half at the Etihad.

Antoine Griezmann will go down as one of the most lethal scorers to ever pull on an Atletico Madrid shirt, and now, at least in the Champions League, the numbers reflect that.

The French striker fired home his 13th Champions League goal for the Rojiblancos in Tuesday’s Round of 16 first-leg clash with Bayer Leverkusen, and the tally saw him surpass Luis Aragones on the club’s European competition scoring list.

Assuming he remains with the Spanish side next season, Griezmann will have plenty of opportunities to extend his lead.

Radamel Falcao is back in form, but El Tigre is still struggling from the penalty spot.

On Tuesday, in the first leg of the tie between Manchester City and AS Monaco in the Champions League’s Round of 16, Les Monegasques were awarded a penalty kick in the 48th minute. It was a controversial decision. It wasn’t clear whether Nicolas Otamendi had taken Falcao down, and the Citizens had been denied a penalty when Sergio Aguero ran into one of Danijel Subasic’s legs.

However, City’s supporters were left with a sense of justice being served after Falcao produced a dreadful penalty, side-footing the ball towards the bottom right corner, where Willy Caballero collected possession.

All is forgiven.

After seeing an atrocious penalty saved minutes earlier, Monaco striker Radamel Falcao redeemed himself by producing an immaculate chip that lofted, almost in slow motion, over the top of Willy Caballero and nestled comfortably into the back of the Manchester City goal.

The Colombian’s second of the night gave the French side a 3-2 lead, but Sergio Aguero equalled that feat 10 minutes later to get this remarkable contest back on level terms.

City went on to win the wild encounter, 5-3.