Barcelona's perfect start to the season hit its first stumbling block when defender Eric Garcia was sent off after just 11 minutes at Monaco in the revamped Champions League on Thursday. Garcia pulled back Takumi Minamino when the Japan forward intercepted a panicky pass out from Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen.

Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday after suffering an early blow from defender Eric Garcia's dismissal. Barcelona had a dreadful start at the Stade Louis II stadium when Garcia was shown a straight red card 11 minutes in for a foul on Monaco's Takumi Minamino,

Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday after suffering an early blow from defender Eric Garcia's dismissal.

In the Champions League against Monaco, we're getting a taste of that. Playing in midfield, Eric Garcia was sent off with a straight red card only 10 minutes into the match for denial of a goalscoring opportunity against Takumi Minamino.

Lamine Yamal simply cannot be stopped at the moment as he brought Barcelona level with Monaco thanks to his first Champions League goal.

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal scored the equalizer (1-1) against Monaco in the 2024-25 Champions League. Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal scored a great goal against Monaco at 28th minute to equalize 1-1 in their opener for the 2024-25 Champions League.