Victory in Monaco would move Villa within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stage - Emery and his players will be ready

Villa will still be in the Champions League, and Emery will convince them they have as much of a shot at it as anyone else. But advancing to the last-16 - and taking two games out of their schedule - was a bonus worth winning, and they are no longer in control of that.

AS Monaco secured a sedate 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League to move to 13 points in the league phase, and very likely ensure that France has at leas

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The UEFA Champions League heads into matchday seven, with Unai Emery's Aston Villa side looking to move a step closer to a place in the round of 16.

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 went into this game knowing they had a big opportunity to put one foot into the Champions League knockouts. Prior to the game they would have fancied their chances of getting the win given they were in decent form while Monaco had been struggling with one win from their last eight games.