ASM emerged victorious with a scoreline of 2-1 against Barca, despite Eric Garcia's early red card in France. Lamine Yamal equalized Maghnes Akliouche's opener for ASM before George Ilenikhena secured the winning goal.
AS Monaco coach Adi Hutter was left delighted with their Champions League win against Barcelona.AdvertisementAdvertisementHutter stressed that his team played "well", although he admitted that the red cardmarked a turning point in the match.
"The red card gave us an advantage and helped us, but in the end we knew how to take advantage of it," said Hütter, who also thanked the fans who came to the Luis II Stadium for their support.
"We deserved to win," he summed up. "It could've been a bigger margin."