AS Monaco have received a boost ahead of their UEFA Champions League encounter against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.

However, Emery has opted to retain Ollie Watkins in his starting lineup rather than hand previous Champions League star Jhon Duran a role in attack. Meanwhile, Adi Hutter has reacted to Monaco's surprise 2-1 reverse at Montpellier by making alterations all over the pitch.

Aston Villa miss the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten by Monaco at Stade Louis II.

With Prince William watching on, Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco. Villa led the standings early in the league phase of the competition after winning its first three games.

Aston Villa face AS Monaco for the first time ever in the penultimate round of the Uefa Champions League league phase on Tuesday.The Villans can virtually confirm their place in the last 16 with

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.

Obviously satisfied with three points against Aston Villa to obtain qualification for the Champions League playoffs (1-0), the two defenders and the Monaco goalkeeper spoke in the mixed zone.

AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday with an early goal from Wilfried Singo as the Ligue 1 side secured its first victory of the year.

AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday, thanks to an early goal from Wilfried Singo, to secure the Ligue 1 side their first win of the year. Monaco snapped a four-game winless run across all competitions to provisionally sit ninth in the 36-team Champions League table with 13 points.

MONACO, France - AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday with an early goal from Wilfried Singo as the Ligue 1 side secured their first victory of the year. Read more at straitstimes.

In the playground of the rich and famous, Aston Villa left Monaco counting the cost of a sluggish start. Villa roused but never truly recovered from Wilfried Singo’s early headed goal and their hopes of automatically qualifying for the last 16 will go down to the wire when Celtic visit next week.