Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa: Champions League – as it happened

A leggy Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Round of 16 took a dent as they were sunk by Wilfried Singo’s early strike at the Stade Louis II

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Adi Hutter speaks: “We have an opportunity against a big, big opponent and tomorrow we will face a team in the Premier League who is stable in their results,” said Monaco’s head coach in his pre-match press conference. “Arsenal were the better team [on Saturday], but Villa came back and played out a draw. Unai Emery has won four titles in Europe and he has very good players.

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Meanwhile, in the other earlier game, Atalanta are leading Sturm Graz 1-0. That will lift them to third, though with plenty of football to be played this match day. Villa are in danger of slipping from the top eight; Monaco could go to ninth. So much to play for. Thank you, Uefa, thank you!

Not going to plan for Villa in the Principality.

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