Barcelona’s U19 team faced a challenging start in the UEFA Youth League, suffering a thrilling 4-3 defeat to Monaco. The match began positively for Barça, with Arnau Prades opening the scoring in the 17th minute, followed by a penalty goal from Hugo Alba in the 36th minute, giving them a 2-0 lead within the first half hour.
However, the momentum shifted dramatically before halftime, as Monaco’s Tincres scored in the 41st minute, and Buabre equalized just before the break to level the score at 2-2.
Eager to regain control, Barça pushed hard in the second half and finally took the lead again with a powerful shot from substitute Pedro Fernández in the 57th minute, making it 3-2. Yet, Monaco responded with determination, as Tincres netted his second goal of the match in the 65th minute, bringing the score to 3-3. Carvalho then scored the decisive goal for Monaco in the 80th minute, sealing Barcelona’s fate and leaving them without any points from this encounter.
The match statistics reflected a tightly contested battle, ending in Monaco’s favor: Monaco 4, Barcelona 3.
Match details:
Monaco: Stawiecki, Mokabakila, Ninombe, Kiwa, Coudour (Guerchi, min. 75), Cabral, Benama (Dembaga, min. 85), Bamba (Toure, min. 65), Michal (Carvalho, min. 75), Tincres, Bouabre (Boura, min. 85).
Barcelona: Yaakobishvili, Xavi Espart (Guillem Victor, min. 46), Kospo, Leo Saca, Walton, Pedro Soma (Tomas Marques, min. 58), Jan Virgili, Quim Junyent (Brian Fariñas, min. 58), Hugo Alba, Juan (Pedro Fernandez, min. 58), Arnau Pradas (Marcos Parriego, min. 72).
Goals:
0-1, Arnau Prades (min. 17); 0-2, Hugo Alba (min. 36); 1-2, Tincres (min. 41); 2-2, Buabre (min. 44); 2-3, Fernández (min. 57); 3-3, Tincres (min. 65); 4-3, Carvalho (min. 80).
Referee: Bence Csonka. Yellow cards issued to Bamba (Monaco), Cabral (Monaco), Víctor (Barcelona), and Walton (Barcelona).