The Catalan team was left with ten men at the start of the match and was unable to defend the draw
Monaco beat on home field Barcelona in the 1st round match Champions League — 2:1.
The game was decided by an episode in the 10th minute, when a terrible mistake by Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who gave the ball to Takumi Minamino, had to be corrected by Eric Garcia at the cost of a red card. The sacrifice was in vain: very soon the Monegasques opened the scoring – Magnes Akliouche crowned a solo run with a shot into the bottom corner.
Barcelona found the strength to quickly recoup, thanks to the individual qualities of Lamine Yamal, who scored his debut goal at the Champions League level. The game then proceeded on a counter-course with Monaco having the advantage, but the score did not change before the break.
In the second half, Blaugrana no longer offered quality resistance. Adi Hutter’s team dominated completely, Ter Stegen did his best to atone for his guilt, making save after save. But he was powerless in the 71st minute. Paradoxically, Monaco scored on the counterattack – 18-year-old George Ileniken ran away one-on-one after a pass from Wanderson.
Barcelona no longer had the strength to turn the game around. The hosts calmly brought the game to victory, missing several opportunities to increase the score along the way.
In the second round, Flick’s team will host Young Boys, while Monaco will play away against Dinamo Zagreb.
- Champions League. 1st round
Monaco — Barcelona — 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: Akliush, 16, Ileniken, 71 – Yamal, 28
Removal: Garcia (B), 11
Source: Sportarena
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