AS Monaco vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueAston Villa's Champions League hopes dented by Monaco defeat
Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday with an early goal from Wilfried Singo.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Christian Mawissa (Monaco).
- 5': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 8': Attempt saved. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
- 8': Goal! Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 10': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 13': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Offside, Monaco. Wilfried Singo is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 15': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 17': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 22': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 22': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 25': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 25': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 28': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 29': Hand ball by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 30': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 30': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 32': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 32': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 34': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 34': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).
- 42': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 44': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 45': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 48': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 48': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 49': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Offside, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 51': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 56': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
- 57': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Leon Bailey.
- 59': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vanderson.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Lamine Camara.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 69': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 70': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 72': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 72': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 74': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 75': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 76': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Michal replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 79': Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Denis Zakaria.
- 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 82': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 82': Lucas Michal (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jordan Teze (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 87': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 87': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Offside, Monaco. Lucas Michal is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo following a fast break.
- 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vanderson.
- 90': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 90'+4': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 90'+4': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 242 |
| 508 | Passes | 320 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 41 |
| 13 | Clearances | 41 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 13,508
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 13,508
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslaw Majecki (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 17 | Wilfried Singo |
| 13 | Christian Mawissa |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
| 7 | Eliesse Ben Seghir |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne  |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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