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Barcelona Starts Their UCL Campaign with a 2-1 Defeat to Monaco


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French club Monaco stunned 10-man Barcelona on Thursday defeating them 2-1 during their Champions League encounter.

Barcelona had started their La Liga season with a perfect record after five matches and saw their momentum halted early on the French Riviera.

Defender Eric Garcia was sent off in the 11th minute for a last-man foul on Takumi Minamino, leaving the Catalan side with ten men for most of the match.

Monaco capitalized quickly, with Maghnes Akliouche putting them ahead just five minutes after Garcia’s dismissal.

Despite being down a player, Barcelona found an equalizer through teenage star Lamine Yamal in the 28th minute.

Yamal cut in from the right and fired a left-footed shot to score, becoming the second-youngest scorer in Champions League history.

However, Monaco regained the lead in the final 20 minutes, with substitute George Ilenikhena netting the winning goal.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised his team’s resilience despite the numerical disadvantage but admitted Monaco deserved the win.

This article was updated 13 hours ago

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