Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way. When passes were crisp and accurate, they broke through Monaco lines, with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey all having shooting opportunities.

Victory in Monaco would move Villa within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stage - Emery and his players will be ready

ASTON VILLA discovered the hard way. The last place in the world you can afford to be poor is Monte Carlo. Unai Emery brought his Premier stars to the millionaires’ playground in the South

Aston Villa spurned the chance to wrap up qualification into the last 16 of the Champions League as they were beaten 1-0 by Monaco after a thoroughly underwhelming display

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has admitted he made a mistake by playing two strikers together after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat at Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday. (More Sports News ...

Previewing Monaco vs Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, including team news, predictions and how to watch on TV.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his team are "very motivated" to secure direct qualification for the Champions League last 16 heading into Tuesday's crucial game at Monaco.

Villa's hopes of going straight through to the Champions League round of 16 have taken a hit after they were beaten by Adi Hutter's side

Aston Villa are virtually assured of a place in the Champions League knockout stages but Unai Emery delivered a rare critical assessment after this defeat in Monaco. Emery took aim at some of his ...

With Aston Villa’s Champions League fate hanging on next week’s clash with Celtic, Unai Emery dramatically called out his team after watching them slide to defeat at Monaco. Emery is rarely ...

The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round

Scottish champions Celtic have already secured their place in the knockout play-offs after beating BSC Young Boys last week, while Villa lost 1-0 at AS Monaco. Brendan Rodgers is without Cameron Carter-Vickers through injury, while Daizen Maeda is suspended. Kyogo Furuhashi was sold to Stade Rennais earlier this week.