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.

Aston Villa were unable to overcome Monaco in the Champions League despite a decent performance, and Unai Emery has hinted at a possible transfer in the wake of a defeat which leaves his side having

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

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Unai Emery emphasised the significance of securing three points against West Ham in what is expected to be a tight encounter despite the home advantage. Aware of the challenge posed by a side under new management, Emery acknowledged the unpredictability of what could happen.

Aston Villa spurned the chance to wrap up qualification into the last 16 of the Champions League as they were beaten 1-0 by Monaco after a thoroughly underwhelming display

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has said he fears his side's 1-0 defeat to AS Monaco on Tuesday may have cost them their chance to finish in the top eight of the Champions League.

West Hamput a cat amongst the pigeons with an audacious £57million bid for Aston Villa's Jhon Duran this week - which Unai Emery admits has unsettled the striker and the rest of his squad

Unai Emery didn't hold back after Aston Villa's 1-0 defeat to Monaco, admitting his side's set-pieces "were horrible", claiming some players aren't following the plan he has for them while conceding that the club's chances of finishing in the Champions League top eight could now be over.

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Unai Emery didn't like how Aston Villa played following the introduction of Jhon Duran, who went up front alongside Ollie Watkins

Unai Emery feels Aston Villa have blown their Champions League top-eight chances - The 1-0 defeat was just Villa’s second from seven matches in an impressive debut season.