Barcelona’s winning streak was finally broken on Thursday night at Stade Louis II against AS Monaco. Having beaten the Blaugrana in the Joan Gamper Trophy in pre-season, the French giants emerged

MONACO (AP) — 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 travel to Monaco for their UEFA Champions League opener on Thursday. Things didn't go according to plan for Hansi Flick and Co.

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.

Barcelona lost 2-1 to AS Monaco in their Champions League opening game, which one of their stars has since described as the 'worst game' of the season.

Monaco have had a solid start to the Ligue 1 season thanks to strong play from their defense but they haven't faced a team who can attack like Barcelona so this will be a good test to see how far they can go. Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:

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.

Barcelona's perfect start to the season hit its first stumbling block when defender Eric Garcia was sent off after just 11 minutes at Monaco in the revamped Champions League on Thursday. Garcia pulled back Takumi Minamino when the Japan forward intercepted a panicky pass out from Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen.

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has shared his view on the early red card for the team against Monaco in the Champions League. Eric Garcia was handed his marching orders after 11 minutes for a last-man challenge after a poor pass out from goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.