AS Monaco vs Barcelona, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

AS Monaco

16': Maghnes Akliouche
71': George Ilenikhena

FT
2 - 1

Barcelona

10': Eric García
28': Lamine Yamal

Ten-man Barcelona lose to Monaco in Champions League opener

Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday after suffering an early blow from defender Eric Garcia's dismissal.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
2': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
3': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
3': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
3': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).
4': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Attempt saved. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
9': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
9': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
10': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the red card.
12': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
16': Goal! Monaco 1, Barcelona 0. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vanderson.
19': Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
21': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vanderson.
21': Delay in match (Barcelona).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Singo.
28': Goal! Monaco 1, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
29': Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).
29': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
32': Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
33': Offside, Monaco. Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
34': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
35': Offside, Monaco. Wilfried Singo is caught offside.
36': Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
36': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
39': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
39': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
40': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
43': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
45'+1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Mohammed Salisu (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
45'+2': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Barcelona 1.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Barcelona 1.
45': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Lamine Camara.
47': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
47': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
47': Hand ball by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
53': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
54': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
54': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
55': Philipp Köhn (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
59': Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Breel Embolo.
59': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
60': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
60': Foul by George Ilenikhena (Monaco).
60': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
62': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
64': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
65': Attempt blocked. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
65': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
65': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
65': Hand ball by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
66': Offside, Monaco. George Ilenikhena is caught offside.
68': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
68': Delay in match because of an injury Vanderson (Monaco).
69': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Takumi Minamino.
70': Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Goal! Monaco 2, Barcelona 1. George Ilenikhena (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vanderson with a through ball following a fast break.
73': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
73': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Monaco).
74': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
75': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
78': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
78': George Ilenikhena (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Pau Cubarsí.
80': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Lamine Yamal.
80': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Domínguez replaces Robert Lewandowski.
80': Attempt missed. George Ilenikhena (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
81': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
81': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
83': Foul by George Ilenikhena (Monaco).
83': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Pedri.
85': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
85': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
87': VAR Decision: No Penalty Monaco.
88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Alejandro Balde.
88': Substitution, Monaco. Christian Mawissa replaces Vanderson.
89': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
89': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Christian Mawissa (Monaco).
90'+2': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Christian Mawissa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
90'+6': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
90'+6': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Barcelona 1.
0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Barcelona 1.

Statistics

BAR		MON
14	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
0	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	0
44.1	Possession	55.9
4	SHOTS	18
1	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	364
341	Passes	432
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
6	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	58
23	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	7
26	Effective Clearances	7
26	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 13,296

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	6	+12	18
2	Barcelona	6	+14	15
3	Arsenal	6	+9	13
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	+7	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Philipp Köhn (GK)
22	Mohammed Salisu
5	Thilo Kehrer
2	Vanderson
17	Wilfried Singo
18	Takumi Minamino
15	Lamine Camara
6	Denis Zakaria
36	Breel Embolo
7	Eliesse Ben Seghir
11	Maghnes Akliouche

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Eliot Matazo, Yann Lienard, Jordan Teze, Aleksandr Golovin, Kassoum Ouattara, Krépin Diatta, Caio Henrique, George Ilenikhena, Folarin Balogun, Soungoutou Magassa, Christian Mawissa.

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
5	Iñigo Martínez
2	Pau Cubarsí
3	Alejandro Balde
23	Jules Koundé
8	Pedri
24	Eric García
17	Marc Casadó
9	Robert Lewandowski
11	Raphinha
19	Lamine Yamal

Barcelona Substitutes:

Ansu Fati, Pablo Torre, Pau Víctor, Iñaki Peña, Hector Fort, Guille Fernández, Sergi Domínguez, Ferran Torres, Toni Fernández, Andrés Cuenca, Ander Astralaga, Gerard Martín.

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