SA Unai Emery Their future in the Champions League is complicated as a result of the defeat, second in the league stage, suffered by Aston Villa against Monaco at the Louis II stadium (1-0). A loner Wilfried Singo One corner was enough for the Principality side to catch up with their rivals at the table.
Both teams have 13 points and their last chance to qualify directly for the round of 16 will be played on the exciting final day next Wednesday, January 29, although their presence in the previous playoffs is almost certain. Aston Villa will host Celtic, while Monaco await a complicated visit to Inter.
The goal came very quickly
Aston Villa, who with the win put a foot and a half in the round of 16, had two chances in the early moments, but the early goal they conceded in the 8th minute marked the match. Lamine Camara take a corner, Draw Martínez He deflected as best he could the powerful header of Thilo Kehrer and the other Monegasque central defender, Wilfried Singocaught the rebound and headed into an empty net.
The group of Adi Hutter He settled on the field after the goal and had a clear chance to increase the lead. Aston Villa lost a lot of balls and in one of them Eliesse Ben Seghir connected to the other end, Maghnes Akliouche, that the first shot from the edge of the area was forced Draw Martínez, booed by the French fans two years after the defeat against Argentina in the World Cup in Qatar.
Majecki let Aston Villa down
The ‘villains’ managed to control the ball but lacked depth or created chances until Emiliano Buendía He made two beautiful passes between the lines that did not end in a goal thanks to the reflexes of Radoslaw Majecki.
The Polish goalkeeper first blocked the shot, fell, Leon Bailey (37′) and Ollie Watkins who only conceded when the offside was broken but found himself when Majecki stopped.
Lack of rhythm and intensity
The second half started well for Aston Villa. Watkins found the asset Morgan Rogers and his shot from outside came close to the post (47′).
But Emery’s team had a scare shortly after Akliouche was not allowed clear offside (50′). The Basque coach John Durán was brought for Bailey to play up front with Watkins. An ambitious change in search of a goal, but his team lacked the conviction, rhythm and continuity of play that they usually display in the Premier League.
Monaco, with a Majecki is sure All the time, he does not see success in danger and even, without being clear, some come to judge the fight.
match lineup
1
2
13
6
17
5
11
15
36
18
7
23
2
12
8
4
5
31
44
11
27
10
Stade Louis-II
Emiliano Martínez23
Matty Cash2
Lucas Digne12
48′
66′
78′
Youri Tielemans8
7′
Ezra Konsa4
Tyrone Mings5
Leon Bailey31
56′
64′
Boubacar Chamber44
91′
Ollie Watkins11
77′
Morgan Rogers27
81′
85′
65′
Emiliano Buendía10
85′
Replacements
Joe Gauci18
Robin Olsen25
78′
Kosta Nedeljkovic20
Ian Maatsen22
66′
Lamare Bogarde26
85′
Sir Swinkels50
65′
91′
Jacob Ramsey41
85′
John Duran9
56′
Kadan Young72
64′
77′
coach
Adi Hutter
Unai Emery
Source: La Verdad
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