Barcelona's perfect start to the season hit its first stumbling block when defender Eric Garcia was sent off after just 11 minutes at Monaco in the revamped Champions League on Thursday.

A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona will play no part in the club’s next outing on the continent.This comes owing to developments in Barca’s latest fixture, on Thursday

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he feels guilty for letting Fermín López join up with Spain U21s earlier this month after the midfielder was ruled out for another three weeks.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has taken responsibility for the injury to young midfielder Fermín López. In a recent press conference, Flick revealed that he felt guilty about the situation, admitting he should have intervened to prevent López from playing in the summer tournaments for the Spanish U-21 team.