Barcelona’s winning streak was finally broken on Thursday night at Stade Louis II against AS Monaco. Having beaten the Blaugrana in the Joan Gamper Trophy in pre-season, the French giants emerged

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 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.

Monaco have had a solid start to the Ligue 1 season thanks to strong play from their defense but they haven't faced a team who can attack like Barcelona so this will be a good test to see how far they can go. Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has shared his view on the early red card for the team against Monaco in the Champions League. Eric Garcia was handed his marching orders after 11 minutes for a last-man challenge after a poor pass out from goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is not worried about his side's performance despite the 2-1 defeat to Monaco in their Champions League opener on Thursday.

Eric García was only on the pitch for 10 minutes against Monaco before a red card sent him to the locker room. Barcelona's 2024–25 Champions League campaign got off to a nightmare start at the Stade Louis II.

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.

Eric Garcia was shown a straight red card for Barcelona at Monaco in the Champions League after an error from Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Barcelona suffered its first competitive defeat under Hansi Flick in its Champions League opening match. Barcelona got off to a flying start in its 2024–25 La Liga campaign. The Catalans found five wins in five matches,