yamal, who was in hot form and scored his first goal in the champions league, was unable to save barcelona from their first defeat of the season
2024-09-20
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yamal, who shined in the european championship this summer, reached another milestone in the champions league, but it turned out to be a "tragic milestone."
in the early morning of september 20th, beijing time, the third match day of the first round of the 2024-2025 uefa champions league was held. the la liga powerhouse barcelona lost 1-2 to the french ligue 1 team monaco away from home, suffering its first defeat of the new season.
the seeds of barcelona's defeat were sown in the first 10 minutes of the game. goalkeeper ter stegen made a mistake in passing the ball, and center back eric garcia could only knock down japanese striker takumi minamino, who was already in a one-on-one situation, at the edge of the penalty area. he was directly sent off by the referee with a red card. six minutes later, french teenager acliushe took the lead for monaco.
garcia was sent off with a red card, changing the course of the game.barcelona didn't give up even though they were 10 against 11 and trailing by one goal. in the 26th minute, yamal cut in from the right and shot low to help barcelona tie the score. this was yamal's first goal in the champions league. at the age of 17 years and 68 days, he became the second youngest scorer in the history of the champions league.
however, barcelona, who were outnumbered, did not escape unscathed. in the 72nd minute, they launched a counterattack after stealing the ball in the backcourt, and the 18-year-old young player ilenikhna scored a single goal, locking the score at 2-1.
when the team was behind, yamal scored his first goal in the champions league, helping barcelona to tie the score.after flick took over the team this summer, barcelona won five consecutive league games. this defeat was their first defeat of the season. flick said after the game that the red card changed the course of the game. "we made mistakes, but we worked hard. monaco is great and they deserved the victory." the german coach revealed that he encouraged the players after the game and hoped that they could prepare for the next league with a stronger mental outlook.
yamal "slid on his knees" to celebrate his first champions league goal. image source: xinhua news agencythe team lost, but yamal, who scored his first champions league goal in his career, gave many barcelona fans hope. in the last six games, yamal scored four goals and made four assists, continuing his good form in this summer's european championship to barcelona. according to spanish media reports, monaco was studying how to defend yamal almost every day in the week before the game, but still lost to this young genius.
in an interview a few days ago, ronaldo praised yamal and said: "i saw outstanding talent in yamal. i think he will be one of the best players of this generation."
