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.

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.

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?

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.

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

Monaco vs. Aston Villa in the Champions League kicks off at 5:45 p.m. GMT on Jan. 21. This fixture takes place at the Stade Louis II. Monaco vs. Aston Villa is available to live stream for free on Virgin Media Player in Ireland.

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.

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. Monaco snapped a four-game winless run in all competitions and are amongst the seeded playoff spots in the 36-team Champions League table with 13 points.

Aston Villa face AS Monaco for the first time ever in the penultimate round of the Uefa Champions League league phase on Tuesday.The Villans can virtually confirm their place in the last 16 with

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.