Barcelona fell to defeat in their opening match of the 2024-25 Champions League season, with Monaco emerging as 2-1 victors on Thursday. The Catalans had to play over 80 minutes with 10 men because

Raphinha makes a strong case for being the player who has benefitted most from Barca’s managerial change from Xavi to Flick. His attitude, along with the verticality his off-the-ball running provides, is emblematic of how the former Bayern Munich and Germany coach wants Barcelona to play.

Barcelona fell to a first competitive defeat under manager Hansi Flick as they were beaten by French side Monaco in the Champions League after having Eric Garcia sent off. Barca's unbeaten start to the season came under immediate threat when their central midfielder was given a red card for a professional foul,