Aston Villa 's Champions League qualification fate will go down to the final league phase match after they lost 1-0 at Monaco. Unai Emery's side could have put one foot in the last 16 had they emerged from the Principality with victory, but they succumbed to Wilfried Singo's early goal and were unable to find a way back.

AS Monaco face a familiar foe in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday – a man who has been a thorn in their side time and time again.During his tenure at Paris Saint-Germain, Unai Emery always

Unai Emery didn't like how Aston Villa played following the introduction of Jhon Duran, who went up front alongside Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa spurned the chance to wrap up qualification into the last 16 of the Champions League as they were beaten 1-0 by Monaco after a thoroughly underwhelming display

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery thinks his side could have blown their chances of earning automatic qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League. Villa could have put one foot in the next round had they beaten Ligue 1 side Monaco,

"Getting top eight is very important as we play fewer matches and we can try to enjoy it and compete at our best, individually and collectively. "But it will be very difficult."

Villa's hopes of going straight through to the Champions League round of 16 have taken a hit after they were beaten by Adi Hutter's side

Unai Emery sat down with the media at the Stade Louis II on Monday night ahead of Aston Villa’s penultimate Champions League league phase clash against AS Monaco. A win for Villa would put them in a brilliant position to go on and qualify automatically for the round of 16. Here is every word Emery said in his pre-match press conference…

It is a word Unai Emery has taken to using a lot. "We are very motivated playing Champions League," he said on Monday, after Villa arrived in Monaco. In his quiet way, Emery is gently raising Aston Villa's sights in the Champions League,