Aston Villa miss the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Monaco at Stade Louis II.

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.

Former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha believes losing against Monaco "is a bit troubling" as Aston Villa head towards the knockout stage of the Champions League. "Villa have had a really interesting tournament so far.

The Prince of Wales, 42, went to Monaco on the south coast of France on Tuesday to watch his beloved Aston Villa play in the UEFA Champions League against AS Monaco. His solo appearance at the game comes after his wife Kate Middleton announced that she is in "remission" from cancer on Jan. 14.

Richard: First half wasn't bad. The second half, particularly after Jhon Duran came on to partner Ollie Watkins, was devoid of any creativity and drive from Villa. Monaco did well to crowd the midfield. Predicting an end-to-end, raucous finale against Celtic full of goals, but will it be enough?

AS Monaco achieved one of their objectives for the season, beating Aston Villa (1-0) and securing their place in the top 24 of the UEFA Champions League ‘League Phase’. It means that the

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.

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.

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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

Earlier today, Prince William had an official royal engagement in London, in which he visited homelessness charity Centrepoint. Just hours after his public appearance, the Prince of Wales jetted off to Monaco where he was photographed watching his favorite soccer team, Aston Villa, compete in the UEFA Champions League.