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.

French outlet L’Equipe claim Monaco are now considering the Leicester City man having had a loan move for West Ham’s Edson Alvarez rebuffed.

At AS Monaco, all focus is on the club's impending Ligue 1 encounter against Montpellier HSC on Friday night as they look to get their stuttering domestic

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Monaco v Aston Villa, where Unai Emery’s side are looking to consolidate their place in the top tier of the gigantic (super) league phase table to secure safe passage into the knockout stage of the competition without recourse for a play-off.

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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.

Author of 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 matches in all competitions since the start of the season, Junior Dina Ebimbe remains a versatile element capable of playing in different positions in midfield and will thus offer a very good option to Adi Hutter ,

The Dutchman ended his five-year stay at Anfield back in the summer of 2022 after the expiration of his contract, which he signed in 2016 after arriving from Newcastle United. During his time on Merseyside, Wijnaldum became a fan favourite as he made 237 appearances for the Reds and won four major trophies.

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.

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.They did