French club Monaco managed to emerge victorious from its host, Spanish club Barcelona (2-1), while the match between Italian club Atalanta and English club Arsenal ended in a goalless draw in the first round of the Champions League.

Barcelona, led by its new coach Hansi Flick, suffered a heavy defeat against Monaco, France, by three clean goals, in a friendly match that was the Catalan team's last before the start of the Spanish League at the end of this week.