§ Champions League · 2024-25 · League Stage 1

Monaco 2–1 FC Barcelona

  • Akliouche 16'
  • Ilenikhena 71'
  • García 10'
  • Yamal 28'

19 September 2024

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Monaco against FC Barcelona on 19 September 2024, in the 2024-25 Champions League (League Stage 1).

Player of the match: Mohammed Salisu (Monaco), rated 71, thanks above all to 9 final-third passes and 5 aerials won. Salisu produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For FC Barcelona, the highest-rated player was Marc Casadó, with 65.

Eric García was sent off at 10'.

71
Player of the match

Mohammed Salisu

Monaco · 90'

Produced 1.42× and cost 0.32× their position's average

Added
  • 9 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 5 aerials won 3.1×
  • 7 duels won 1.5×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Monaco
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mohammed Salisu ★ Defender 90 71
Maghnes Akliouche Forward 90 68
Denis Zakaria Midfielder 90 67
Wilfried Singo Defender 90 64
Vanderson Defender 88 61
George Ilenikhena Forward 31 60
Thilo Kehrer Defender 90 55
Breel Embolo Forward 59 51
Takumi Minamino Forward 70 49
Eliesse Ben Seghir Forward 70 45
Folarin Balogun Forward 20 45
Lamine Camara Midfielder 45 42
Aleksandr Golovin Midfielder 45 40
Caio Henrique Defender 20 37
Philipp Köhn Goalkeeper 90 34
Christian Mawissa Defender 9 no rating
FC Barcelona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Marc Casadó Midfielder 90 65
Marc-André ter Stegen Goalkeeper 90 56
Jules Koundé Defender 90 50
Iñigo Martínez Defender 90 48
Lamine Yamal Forward 80 48
Robert Lewandowski Forward 80 43
Pau Cubarsí Defender 79 42
Alejandro Balde Defender 88 37
Raphinha Forward 90 35
Pedri Midfielder 83 33
Pablo Torre Midfielder 14 no rating
Ferran Torres Forward 11 no rating
Eric García Defender 10 no rating
Gerard Martín Defender 10 no rating
Sergi Domínguez Defender 10 no rating
Ansu Fati Forward 9 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Monaco player won the most aerial duels?

Mohammed Salisu, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Vanderson 2, Wilfried Singo 1.

Mohammed Salisu established clear dominance with 5 aerial duels won, while Vanderson had 2 and Wilfried Singo 1. His command of high balls protected the backline in the 2–1 win.

Which FC Barcelona player made the most interceptions?

Pedri, with 3 interceptions. Next: Alejandro Balde 2, Iñigo Martínez 1.

Pedri led FC Barcelona in reading the game with 3 interceptions, ahead of Alejandro Balde (2) and Iñigo Martínez (1). His anticipation stood out despite the 2–1 loss.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Monaco 2–1 FC Barcelona, Champions League 2024-25. Player of the match: Mohammed Salisu, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.