Barcelona made a disappointing start to their 2024-25 UEFA 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, who was clear in front of goal after a misplaced pass from goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
\"We didn't understand each other in that moment, I feel bad for Eric,\" Ter Stegen told Movistar Plus. \"We played 80 minutes with one less. It's a football thing. The defeat hurts, because with 10 men on the pitch we gave our all and tried to get a point.\"
The hosts grabbed the lead five minutes later when Maghnes Akliouche struck a low shot into the net, before Barcelona's Lamine Yamal equalized in the 28th minute by finishing from the edge of the penalty area.
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Ten-man Barcelona lose 2-1 to Monaco in UEFA Champions League opener
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