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.

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.

Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

Aston Villa are off to the French Riviera as they face Monaco in the Champions League group stage and the bookies expect a close-knit encounter

Monaco ground out a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying the Premier League side the chance to all but book their spot in the round of 16.Villa and Monaco are among nine teams on 13 points,

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ASTON VILLA suffered a 1-0 defeat to Monaco in the Champions League tonight. The result damages Unai Emery’s side’s hopes of a top-eight finish and automatic progression to the round of 16. In the other early game,