Wilfried Singo (24) is set for a period on the sidelines after picking up an injury against Aston Villa in midweek. The Ivory Coast international netted the winner against Aston Villa in the UEFA

A solitary strike from Wilfried Singo afforded Monaco a narrow 1-0 Champions League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday night. Unai Emery challenged his players to become a "protagonist" of this season's Champions League.

Aston Villa missed the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten by Monaco at Stade

Going into the penultimate matchday of their Champions League group stage campaign, Monaco had been winless since the turn of the year. Their ongoing crisis had found its root in a late collapse at

Monaco held firm to secure a fantastic 1-0 victory on Tuesday night, moving the Monegasques level on 13 points with Aston Villa in the Champions League league phase.

A top eight finish for Villa, who were unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions, is now in jeopardy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aston Villa missed the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten by Monaco at Stade Louis II .

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