Aston Villa missed the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten by Monaco at Stade

A top eight finish for Villa, who were unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions, is now in jeopardy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

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.

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 its first victory of the year.

Monaco held firm to secure a fantastic 1-0 victory on Tuesday night, moving the Monegasques level on 13 points with Aston Villa in the Champions League league phase.

Aston Villa missed the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten by Monaco at Stade Louis II .

AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday, thanks to an early goal from Wilfried Singo, to secure the Ligue 1 side their first win of the year. Monaco snapped a four-game winless run across all competitions to provisionally sit ninth in the 36-team Champions League table with 13 points.

Atalanta moved up to a provisional third in the Champions League table and within sight of the last 16 after Tuesday's 5-0 home romp over Sturm Graz, who are now eliminated. Wilfried Singo's eighth-minute goal helped Monaco edge Aston Villa 1-0 at home to sit ninth,