Former Manchester City centre-back Eric Garcia was given his marching orders after initially being shown a yellow card. There was a moment of confusion for those inside the ground and the many watching from home. The referee brandished the yellow card before gesturing for the Spanish defender to make his way off the pitch.

One up-and-coming member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona proved himself an on-pitch leader once more in the club’s meeting with Monaco on Thursday.Barca, of course, are fresh off