Barcelona's Eric Garcia is sent off after referee bizarrely shows him the wrong card during 2-1 defeat to AS Monaco

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By Spencer Morgan

Published: 17:24 EDT, 19 September 2024 | Updated: 17:27 EDT, 19 September 2024

Barcelona defender Eric Garcia was yet sent disconnected successful Thursday's Champions League opener against AS Monaco aft nan referee sewage his cards muddled up.  

The lucifer was only 10 minutes aged erstwhile Takumi Minamino dispossessed Garcia conscionable extracurricular nan Barca punishment area.

The Spaniard past proceeded to bring down nan erstwhile Liverpool man arsenic he beared down connected extremity successful what looked for illustration a clear master foul.


However, nan referee quickly showed Garcia a yellowish paper earlier seemingly gesturing for him to make his measurement disconnected nan pitch.

This caused disorder for some those successful nan stadium and those watching astatine location arsenic nan commentator speculated that nan charismatic had accidentally shown nan incorrect colour card.

It was past made clear that he had arsenic Garcia was seen trudging disconnected and down nan tunnel. 

Things past went from bad to worse for nan Catalans arsenic Maghnes Akliouche gave AS Monaco nan lead six minutes later.

Lamine Yamal drew his broadside level pinch a infinitesimal of brilliance but George Ilenikhena netted nan victor for nan French broadside 12 minutes from time.


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