Monaco Stun 10-Man Barcelona Champions League Upset

Monaco stunned Barcelona with a 2-1 victory in their Champions League return on Thursday night.

After a five-year absence from the competition, the Ligue 1 team took the lead at home when Maghnes Akilouche scored, capitalizing on Barcelona being reduced to 10 men following Eric Garcia’s red card.

Although Barcelona briefly equalized through Lamine Yamal, George Ilenikhena secured the win for Monaco.

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Elsewhere in the Champions League, Atalanta and Arsenal settled for a goalless draw in Bergamo, with David Raya making a brilliant double save from a penalty.

Atletico Madrid defeated RB Leipzig 2-1, and Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-0 victory over Feyenoord in the Netherlands.