AS Monaco's Iconic Win Vs FC Barcelona: AS Monaco started off their UEFA Champions League 2024/25 campaign with a stunning victory over European giants FC Barcelona in their Round 1 fixture. The win now marks their second victory over the La Liga side this season, with their previous win coming in the pre-season friendly fixture of the Joan Gamper Trophy, where they defeated the side 3-0 in Barcelona.
Before the start of the match, AS Monaco had tweeted on their official 'X' account, reminding the Cluers what happened when these sides last met, and with their 2-1 win, the French club have now retweeted it with the caption "Another day at the office".
The tweet has now gone viral as fans over social media have seen this as a hilarious jibe against FC Barcelona, in concern with their failure to beat the Ligue 1 side twice this season.
Here's a look at the viral tweet:
AS Monaco further went on to tweet in the aftermath of their iconic win, as the city of Monaco was filled with immense joy after seeing their side's return to top-tier European football and that too, with a win against 5-time champions, FC Barcelona.
Akliouche, Ilenikhena Stepped Up As Heroes For AS Monaco With Goals Against FC Barcelona
A horrenous error from FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen gifted AS Monaco a golden chance to equalise, but they failed to do so, as a desperate lunge from the back from Eric Garcia resulted in a straight red card for the defender, as FC Barcelona were left with 10 men after just 10 minutes into the game.
That decision proved to be decisive, as goals from Maghnes Akliouche and George Ilenikhena sealed a 2-1 win for AS Monaco. Lamine Yamal became the second-yougest player ever to score in the UEFA Champions League, but his effort was not enough to deny AS Monaco an iconic win.
Have a look at the goals from AS Monaco: