MONACO. Monaco conquers Aston Villa 1-0 after W. Singo scored just 1 goal (8′). Aston Villa was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Slavko Vinčić who was helped by Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The 4th official was Matej Jug. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.15 degrees Celsius or 52.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Monaco

1 - 0

Aston Villa

• ! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

• 12 Total 10
• 4 On Target 5
• 4 Off Target 4
• 4 Shots blocked 1

• 82 Attack 112
• 24 Dangerous attack 53
• 66 Ball safe 74

• 16 Free Kicks 18
• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 7
• 4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 14 Total 14
• 1 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 61% while Monaco was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Monaco was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Monaco shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Monaco received 1 yellow card (Aleksandr Golovin). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Morgan Rogers, Boubacar Kamara  and L. Digne).

Standings

After playing this contest, Monaco has 13 points like Arsenal, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Inter, Aston Villa, Brest, LOSC Lille and Club Brugge to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa stays with 13 points like Arsenal, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Inter, Brest, Monaco, LOSC Lille and Club Brugge to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Monaco will play away with Inter on the 29th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Aston Villa will host Celtic on the 29th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Monaco – Formation

Monaco

G

Radosław Majecki 1.Poland

8.3

D

Christian Mawissa 13.France

7.0

D

Vanderson 2.Brazil

7.4

D

Thilo Kehrer 5.Germany

7.8

D

Wilfried Singo 17.Ivory Coast

8.1

8'

M

Denis Zakaria 6.Switzerland

7.0

78'

M

Eliesse Ben Seghir 7.Morocco

6.8

65'

M

Takumi Minamino 18.Japan

7.1

78'

M

Maghnes Akliouche 11.France

6.9

M

Lamine Camara 15.Senegal

7.2

65'

F

Breel-Donald Embolo 36.Switzerland

7.4

Substitutes

G

Philipp Köhn 16.Switzerland

G

Yann Lienard 50.France

D

Jordan Teze 4.Netherlands

6.4

78'

D

Kassoum Ouattara 20.France

D

Caio Henrique 12.Brazil

D

Mohammed Salisu 22.Ghana

M

Aleksandr Golovin 10.Russia

6.6

65' 90'

M

Krépin Diatta 27.Senegal

M

Edan Diop 37.France

M

Soungoutou Magassa 88.France

6.9

65'

F

L. Michal 41.France

6.5

78'

Monaco adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adolf Hütter decided to play with the following team: Soungoutou Magassa, Radosław Majecki (8.3), Vanderson de Oliveira Campos (7.4), Wilfried Stephane Singo (8.1), Thilo Kehrer (7.8), Christian Mawissa Elebi (7.0), Lamine Camara (7.2), Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (7.0), Maghnes Akliouche (6.9), Takumi Minamino (7.1), Eliesse Ben Seghir (6.8) and Breel-Donald Embolo (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Aleksandr Golovin (6.6), Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva, Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim, Soungoutou Magassa (6.9), Jordan Teze (6.4), Philipp Köhn, Kassoum Ouattara, Krepin Diatta, Edan Diop, Lucas Michal (6.5), Saïmon Bouabré and Yann Lienard.

Substitutions

Monaco made 4 changes: Denis Zakaria for Jordan Teze (78′), Eliesse Ben Seghir for Aleksandr Golovin (65′), Takumi Minamino for Lucas Michal (78′) and Lamine Camara for Soungoutou Magassa (65′).

Player of the match: Radosław Majecki​

The most impressive player for Monaco was the goalkeeper: Radosław Majecki. His rating is 8.3. He performed 5 saves.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

G

Emiliano Martínez 23.Argentina

7.0

D

Matty Cash 2.Poland

7.3

D

Ezri Konsa 4.England

6.8

D

Tyrone Mings 5.England

7.0

D

Lucas Digne 12.France

6.9

67' 49'

M

Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina

6.5

86'

M

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

7.1

M

Morgan Rogers 27.England

7.0

86' 82'

M

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

7.0

56'

M

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

6.6

90'

F

Ollie Watkins 11.England

6.3

Substitutes

G

Joe Gauci 18.Australia

G

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

D

Kosta Nedeljković 20.Serbia

D

Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands

6.5

67'

D

Lamare Bogarde 26.Netherlands

6.5

86'

D

Sil Swinkels 50.Netherlands

M

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.7

86'

F

Jhon Durán 9.Colombia

6.5

56'

F

Kadan Young 72.England

Also Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Boubacar Kamara, Damián Emiliano Martínez (7.0), Matty Cash (7.3), Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (6.8), Tyrone Mings (7.0), Lucas Digne (6.9), Boubacar Kamara (6.6), Youri Tielemans (7.1), Leon Bailey Butler (7.0), Morgan Rogers (7.0), Emiliano Buendía (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (6.3).

They had on the bench: Lamar Bogarde (6.5), Jhon Jáder Durán Palacio (6.5), Joe Gauci, Kosta Nedeljković, Ian Maatsen (6.5), Robin Olsen, Jacob Ramsey (6.7), Sil Swinkels and Kadan Young.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Leon Bailey for Jhon Durán (56′), L. Digne for I. Maatsen (67′), Morgan Rogers for Jacob Ramsey (86′) and Emiliano Buendía for Lamare Bogarde (86′).

Player of the match: Matty Cash​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Matty Cash.

His rating is 7.3 with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Atalanta – Sturm Graz – 5-0
• Monaco – Aston Villa – 1-0
• Atlético Madrid – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 2-1
• Benfica – FC Barcelona – 4-5
• Bologna – Borussia Dortmund – 2-1
• Club Brugge – Juventus – 1-0
• Crvena Zvezda – PSV – 2-3
• Liverpool – LOSC Lille – 2-1
• Slovan Bratislava – VfB Stuttgart – 1-3