Paris Saint-Germain clambered back from 2-0 down to defeat Manchester City, on a night when Santiago Giménez struck twice to help Feyenoord see off Bayern München.
Moments later, the hosts scored the only goal of the game. A mistake from Tyrone Mings lead to a corner where Thilo Kehrer headed a powerful shot towards goal and despite Emi Martínez making a fine reaction save, Wilfried Singo headed home from close range.
The Champions League table is tight and has Aston Villa supporters wondering when and where their next away day will be – as well as how many are left
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.
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.
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.
At the end of a suspenseful game, after leading the entire match thanks to Wilfried Singo, the Rouge et Blanc won against the Villans (1-0), punching their ticket for the Champions League
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.
AS Monaco gave their hopes of an automatic spot in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League a big boost with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. In turn, the visitors could see themselves drop out of the top eight by the end of the night.
Ex-Leeds United player Raphinha scored a dramatic winner to keep the Catalan outfit within three points of Liverpool.
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.
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