Barcelona defender Eric Garcia was eventually sent off in Thursday's Champions League opener against AS Monaco after the referee got his cards muddled up. <br /><br />The match was only 10 minutes old when Takumi Minamino dispossessed Garcia outside the Barca penalty area.<br /><br />The Spaniard then brought down the former Liverpool man as he bore down on goal in what looked like a clear professional foul.<br /><br />However, the referee quickly showed Garcia a yellow card before seemingly gesturing for him to make his way off the pitch.<br /><br />It confused those in the stadium and those watching at home as the commentator speculated that the official had accidentally shown the wrong color card.<br /><br />It was then made clear that he had as Garcia was seen trudging off and down the tunnel. <br /><br />Things then went from bad to worse for the Catalans as Maghnes Akliouche gave AS Monaco the lead just six minutes later.<br /><br />Lamine Yamal drew his side level with a moment of brilliance but George Ilenikhena netted the winner for the French side 12 minutes from time.<br /><br />The result brought an end to a perfect start to the season for Barcelona, who have won all of their opening five La Liga matches.<br /><br />Hansi Flick's men stand at the top of the La Liga table, four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid.
