“Barcelona” suffered an unexpected defeat from “Monaco” in an away match the first round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Louis II stadium in Monaco ended with a score of 2:1.
Already in the 11th minute of the meeting, the Catalans remained in the minority – Eric Garcia received a straight red card and was removed from the field.
“Monegasque” took advantage of the numerical advantage in the 16th minute, when Magnes Aklius opened the score in the game.
Hansi Flick’s men equalized in the 28th minute through the efforts of 17-year-old Lamin Yamal, who scored his Champions League debut.
However, in the second half, the home team managed to squeeze the “Blaugranas” and win. In the 71st minute, George Ilenikena scored a decisive goal.
Overview of the match “Monaco” – “Barcelona”
In the second round of the Champions League, on October 2, Adi Gütter’s wards will compete against “Dynamo” Zagreb. A day earlier, “Barcelona” will host the Swiss “Young Boys”.
In the updated format of the Champions League, each team will play eight matches against different opponents in the main round (four at home and four away). All participants of the tournament received 2 opponents from 4 different baskets.
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will go directly to the 1/8 finals. Clubs that will sit in general standings places from the 9th to the 24th, will play paired head-to-head matches to advance to the 1/8 finals. The rest will complete their performances in the European Cups.
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