Former Manchester City centre-back Eric Garcia was given his marching orders after initially being shown a yellow card. There was a moment of confusion for those inside the ground and the many watching from home. The referee brandished the yellow card before gesturing for the Spanish defender to make his way off the pitch.

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,

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will make one major change to the line up when his unbeaten team makes its 2024/2025 Champions League debut away at AS Monaco.