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,

Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons during their defeat to AS Monaco, with many blaming him for Eric Garcia‘s red card after just 11 minutes. Ter

Monaco quickly capitalized on their advantage with Maghnes Akliouche scoring shortly after the red card. Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal responded with a precise shot in the 28th minute, but George Ilenikhena later sealed the victory for Monaco with a goal in the latter stages of the match.