After getting off to to a flying begin in La Liga, Barcelona followers had been anticipating their membership to do one thing comparable within the UEFA Champions League.
Sadly, that did not come to fruition.
La Blaugrana had been overwhelmed 2-1 by AS Monaco at a surprisingly packed Stade Louis II on Thursday night, with a 71st-minute purpose from George Ilenikhena proving to be the distinction between the 2 sides.
Here is one winner and two losers from a foul defeat for Barca within the Champions League, based on 90min’s esteemed participant rankings.
Lamine Yamal: 8/10
Though Barca had been overwhelmed, Lamine Yamal’s inventory continued to rise on Thursday night.
The 17-year-old was, as soon as once more, completely sensational.
After utilizing his physique cleverly to steal in behind Vanderson on the best flank, the teen lower in on his favoured left foot and drilled the ball fantastically into the underside proper nook of the online to bag his third purpose in two video games.
That strike was additionally his eighth purpose contribution of his season already.
He is too good.
Eric Garcia: 2/10
Drafted into midfield after Dani Olmo was struck down with a hamstring harm, it is honest to say that Eric Garcia did not have the meant impression on proceedings on Thursday.
As an alternative of offering a stable base from which Barca may construct their assault, he dragged Takumi Minamino down and earned himself a purple card inside ten minutes.
Not supreme.
His purple card finally value Hansi Flick’s facet the sport.
Dishonourable point out
Marc-Andre ter Stegen: 4/10
Whereas it was Eric Garcia who acquired the purple card, it was Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s ill-advised cross that performed the previous Man Metropolis man into bother and compelled him into pulling Minamino to the bottom.
His distribution did not enhance a lot thereafter both, with Monaco urgent excessive up the park and forcing the goalkeeper into error after error on the ball – finishing simply 64% of his passes because of this.
On high of that, Ter Stegen additionally most likely ought to’ve saved Ilenikhena’s strike too because it was principally fired straight at him.