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

Wilfried Singo scored the only goal of the game eight minutes in as the Premier League side missed the chance to seal automatic qualification for the last 16

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has said he fears his side's 1-0 defeat to AS Monaco on Tuesday may have cost them their chance to finish in the top eight of the Champions League.

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.

Unai Emery feels Aston Villa have blown their Champions League top-eight chances - The 1-0 defeat was just Villa’s second from seven matches in an impressive debut season.

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 manager Unai Emery has picked his side to face AS Monaco in the Champions League this evening (5:45pm)

Arsenal are ready to splash out on RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko while there's been a change in Napoli's attempts to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United, who want to bring in Patrick Do

Rennes manager Jorge Sampaoli is hopeful a deal will be completed on Thursday for Kyogo Furuhashi; Ligue 1 club are set to pay £10m for the striker who has scored 85 goals since joining Celtic from Vissel Kobe in 2021;

The rekindling of Tyrone Mings’ partnership with Ezri Konsa is unlikely to last, with the former’s contract expiry date adding a layer of intrigue to his future