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.

Ollie Watkins started the game in attack for the visitors before being joined by Jhon Duran, but Unai Emery admitted his move backfired

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery spoke with the press following his side’s defeat to Monaco in the Champions League league phase

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery reacts to their disappointing 2-1 defeat to Monaco in the UEFA Champions League Stade Louis II, Monaco Courtesy of UEFA

Wilfried Singo scored the only goal of the game eight minutes in as the Premier League side missed the chance to seal automatic qualification for the last 16

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Unai Emery has reminded Villa to look on the bright side despite Tuesday’s defeat at Monaco damaging their Champions League top-eight hopes.

Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

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 boss Unai Emery reacts to their disappointing 1-0 defeat to Monaco in the UEFA Champions League Stade Louis II, Monaco Courtesy of UEFA