Not every day in La Liga: Barcelona surrendered 2:1 to Monaco

Champions League 24-25

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The outstanding actor

Wanderson, score: 8
The defender coped superbly with Barcelona’s attacks at the back and also scored twice

The disappointing player

Marc-André ter Stegen, score: 5
Although he also made some fine saves, the German was guilty of conceding the first goal and provided a lackluster display

The last day of the first cycle in the Champions League continued tonight (Thursday), when Barcelona arrived at Monaco’s Louis II Stadium and suffered a surprising 2:1 loss, after being reduced to ten players following Eric Garcia’s dismissal.

The game started with a bang. Ter Stegen handed off to Garcia at a bad time and made a huge mistake, which caused the defender to lose the ball, commit a foul near the box and receive the red card already in the 10th minute. Six minutes later, Magnes Alkios also subdued the German goalkeeper and established an advantage for the host.

In the 28th minute, Lamin Yamal took control of a pass from Mark Casado and tied the score with a great individual move, which ended with a sharp kick outside the box. This is the talented youngster’s first goal in the Champions League, when Ansu Fati was the youngest to do so at the age of 17 and 40 days, while Yamal did it at the age of 17 and 68 days, the second youngest ever.

Unfortunately for the Catalans, it was not enough. The best ability from the league was not seen at all and in the 71st minute came another blow. Frenchman George Ilnikana was sent forward, Barca’s defense collapsed and the Frenchman found himself all alone, all the way to the home team’s winning goal.

By the way, this is not the first time that the 18-year-old beat Barcelona. In last season’s group stage, he did it for Antwerp, with a decisive goal in the 92nd minute that made it 2:3 crazy and gave the Belgians their only three points.

Monaco players are crazy after the victory (Reuters)

Hanzi Flick still tried to save the situation with substitutions, including Pati, who returned from the injury straight to the deep water. Unfortunately for the coach, the tools at his disposal on the bench did not help and in the end, the Blaugrana started the new factory format with a painful loss.

In the next round, Barcelona will return to Montjuic and try to recover, where they will host the Swiss Young Boys. On the other hand, Monaco will go to Croatia, where they will want to take three more points against Dinamo Zagreb, who were defeated 9:2 by Bayern Munich.

second half

Ilnikana with the best actor award (Reuters)

Monaco's crowd on a huge evening (Reuters)

Inigo Martinez is disappointed (Reuters)

Monaco players celebrating at the end (Reuters)

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The final whistle! Barcelona lost 2:1 to Monaco

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Florian Bellogun also saw the yellow from the match referee

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Exciting closing minutes. Christian Mvisa got the yellow

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Christian Mvisa replaced Wanderson

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After the injury, Ansu Fati replaced Balda and returned to the courts

’86
Barcelona saved. Allard Lindhout already pointed to the penalty spot after a suspected foul by Martins, but after a VAR review, the penalty was canceled

’85
Things are heating up. Mark Casado also entered the register after debates

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Balda received the yellow card from the referee

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Pablo Toure replaced Pedri

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Fran Torres came on to play in place of Pau Coversi

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Gerard Martin replaced Robert Lewandowski

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Hanzi Flick’s triple substitution: Lamin Yamal is out, Sergi Dominguez is in

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gate! Monaco went up 1:2: Barca’s defense was dreaming. George Ilnikana was sent a long ball, found himself alone in front of Ter Stegen and subdued the German

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Minamino is also out, Florian Bellogon enters in his place

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Double substitution of Eddie Hutter: Ben Segir is out, Caio Henrique is in

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Takumi Minamino headed for a rebound after a corner, Inigo Martinez slid in to block his kick, which bounced just over the crossbar

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Another substitution of the French: Berel Ambolo left, George Ilanichna entered

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A dangerous kick from Wanderson outside the area tested Ter Stegen, this time the German did not get confused and headed to the corner

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First substitution in Monaco: Lamin Kamara out, Alexander Golovin in

first half

Jules Conde vs. Mohamed Seliso (Reuters)

’36
Lamin Kamara received the yellow after a foul on Pedri

’31
A great opportunity for Barcelona. A mistake in the French defense allowed Alejandro Balda to kick from close range, but the defender did it sloppily with his right foot and missed

’29
Ben Segir also entered the judge’s register

Lamin Yamal celebrates equality (Reuters)

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gate! Barcelona equalized at 1:1: Lamin Yamal pulled to the center from the right wing and sent a huge kick from outside the area, which entered the net of Philipp Kohn and established a tie

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gate! Monaco went up 0:1: after Garcia’s red, Magnes Alkios burst from the left side and allowed a powerful kick to corner the host’s advantage

The failure that led to the expulsion of Eric Garcia (screenshot)

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Barca got involved. A big mistake by Ter Stegen complicated Eric Garcia, who had to commit a foul near the box to save a goal. The Spaniard was sent off, leaving his team with ten players

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First chance for Monaco. Eliasa Ben Seghir took advantage of a lost ball by the Catalans and raced forward, but his kick from distance was easy for Ter Stegen