Even the presence of the GOAT, Michael Jordan, couldn't inspire Barcelona to Champions League victory over Monaco.

Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen were the big winners on Thursday in the UEFA Champions League when 17 goals were scored across six games that concluded Matchday 1 in the newly expande

Arsenal tied Atalanta, Atletico Madrid completed its comeback with a late winner and 10-man Barcelona lost despite Lamine Yamal's first Champions League goal.

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.

In the Champions League against Monaco, we're getting a taste of that. Playing in midfield, Eric Garcia was sent off with a straight red card only 10 minutes into the match for denial of a goalscoring opportunity against Takumi Minamino.

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.

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 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.

Lamine Yamal simply cannot be stopped at the moment as he brought Barcelona level with Monaco thanks to his first Champions League goal.