AS Monaco vs FC Barcelona | Key Moments | UEFA Champions League | 20th September 2024
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00:00Nigerian striker George Ilan Akina scored on his Champions League debut as Monaco produced an upset against 10-man Barcelona.
00:08The 18-year-old substitute raced on to van der Son's long ball over the top of the defence in the 71st minute and blasted his shot past Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
00:17Eric Garcia had earlier been shown a straight red card with just 10 minutes gone when he fouled Takumi Minamino as the last man after a poor pass out from the back by Ter Stegen.
00:26Monaco took the lead soon after when Mogniz Akliash slotted past Ter Stegen who was routed to the spot.
00:32Barcelona's own teenage star Lamain Yamal equalised with his first Champions League goal when he latched on to a long ball and cut inside before drilling a low shot into the bottom corner.
00:42But Ilan Akina's goal, his first since signing from Royal Antwerp in the summer, condemned Barcelona to an opening defeat.
00:49Van der Son's strike from the edge of the area was pushed past the post while Minamino had an effort deflected on to the crossbar for the hosts.
00:57It could have been a more emphatic win but Fullerin Balagan had a penalty overturned late on following a video assistant referee VAR check after he was adjudged to have gone down too easily under the challenge of Inigo Martinez.
01:09Ilan Akina outshines Yamal as teenagers make history
01:13Ilan Akina came off the bench in the 59th minute and was on the scoresheet 12 minutes later to earn victory for his new side.
01:21The youngster's composed finish put him among esteemed company after he set a record for Monaco's youngest Champions League goalscorer, 18 years and 34 days, breaking Kylian Mbappe's mark, 18 years and 63 days, set in February 2017.
01:35He is also the first player in the competition's history to score against the same side in successive games but for different teams, having previously netted for Antwerp last December.
01:45Yamal, who has had an incredible year after winning the European Championship with Spain, took 11 Champions League appearances to register his first goal in the competition as he put in another impressive performance despite his side's defeat.
01:58He has now made the most appearances by a player aged 17 or under in the competition's history.
02:04Yamal scored in two consecutive games for the first time for Barca and became the second youngest goalscorer in Champions League history, 17 years and 68 days, second only to teammate Ansu Fati, 17 in 40 days, in December 2019.
02:18The 17-year-old also became the youngest Ballon d'Or nominee when the shortlist was announced earlier this month.