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

Previewing Monaco vs Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, including team news, predictions and how to watch on TV.

Attempt saved. Mika Biereth (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin. Attempt missed. Mousa Al Ta'mari (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Mika Biereth, who made his AS Monaco debut off the bench during a Coupe de France defeat to Stade de Reims in midweek, could make his first start for the Principality club when they face Montpellier

Despite great domination and 26 shots taken, 11 of which were on target, the Rouge et Blanc lost away to Montpellier (2-1).A frustrating defeat. The AS Monaco players suffered from the clincal play

Montpellier HSC’s latest defeat, at the hands of fellow strugglers SCO Angers was a big blow. Not only did the 3-1 defeat leave them rock-bottom, forcing Jean-Louis Gasset to announce “mission

Monaco's floundering season took another turn for the worse as it lost at rock-bottom Montpellier 2-1 in Ligue 1 and conceded third place to Lille on Friday. Bruno Genesio's Lille extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to 21 games with a 2-1 home win against Nice to move one point above Monaco,

Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages. Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa while Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 to maintain their 100 percent record in the tournament.

Denis Zakaria has recovered from an illness, whilst Wilfried Singo has recovered from a minor back injury which saw him miss out on Friday’s defeat to Montpellier HSC. Both are expected to start

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Monaco v Aston Villa, where Unai Emery’s side are looking to consolidate their place in the top tier of the gigantic (super) league phase table to secure safe passage into the knockout stage of the competition without recourse for a play-off.

The eighth-place club in Ligue 1, Toulouse FC, hosts 18th-place Montpellier HSC at Stadium de Toulouse on Sunday at 11:15 AM ET.Toulouse FC met Olympique Lyon away from home in its last match and