Monaco Wins Barca In Champions Leagues Round 1 Campaign As Nine Men Get Booked Before The Final Whistle Could Go.
As part of the 2024/2025 Champions League’s league phase campaign, French football team Monaco Wins Barca after a crucial 90+ minutes banter for three points.
Ten minutes into the first half of the game, things took a sharp turn for Barcelona. It all came from a faulty pass that Marc Andre Ter Stegen made to Eric Garcia. After losing the ball and as the last man, he made a crucial tackle on Takumi Minamino, a decision which landed him red card. Making Barcelona shot of one player right from the onset.
Monaco capitalized on this opportunity to make a goal for themselves at the 16th mark of the game. An individual effort goal by Maghnes Akliouche. 12 minutes there on, 17-year-old Lamine Yamal came in with an equalizer for Barcelona. The remaining 17 minutes brought no goal, but two french men go booked for elbowing and tripping.
The game followed the same pattern as the first half after the break, with Monaco dominating everywhere. They mounted intense pressure onto the away side causing a disturbance in their defense only to make room for substitute George IIenikhena to break through and just about 20 minutes before the final whistle.
As the pressure from the home side grew, Barcelona was force to make a lot of rough tackle in the last 20 minutes of the game. They exhibit poor sportsmanship. 4 men from the culers were booked for a yellow card. Their mean included their new coach Hansi Flick. Also both sides made a couple of substitutions.
Right after the score line became 2 for Monaco and 1 for Barcelona, no goals were scored again. Monaco has showcased great team work throughout their last 10 home games against Barcelona and has manages to win eight.
Could the win be attributed to the red card that Eric Garcia picked or Monaco on home grounds is a different level?
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