Watch highlights as Monaco beat Barcelona 2-1 in their opening match in the Champions League at the Stade Louis-II.

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.

The moment goes down as Barcelona’s earliest ever red card in the competition’s history, and it was also back-to-back sending offs for the club. Barcelona’s last game on the big European stage saw Ronald Araujo earn his marching orders before they kicked off the new season with the same flash of a red card.

Barcelona are on the back foot already in their 2024-25 Champions League campaign, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Monaco at the Stade Louis-II stadium in the Principality. Full time: AS Monaco 2-1

MONACO : 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.

Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick has suggested that Eric Garcia’s 10th minute red card completely affected his team’s display as they lost 2-1 to Monaco in the Champions League on Thursday. Monaco marked their return to the Champions League with a shock 2-1 win over Barcelona at home.

Barcelona's perfect start to the season ended with a 2-1 loss at Monaco in the revamped Champions League on Thursday, a defeat which happened after defender Eric Garcia was sent off after 11 minutes.

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. Monaco made the most of their man advantage after Barcelona defender Eric Garcia was sent off only 11 minutes in,