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.

With Prince William watching on, Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco. Villa led the standings early in the league phase of the competition after winning its first three games.

AS Monaco have received a boost ahead of their UEFA Champions League encounter against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Monaco v Aston Villa, where Unai Emery’s side are looking to consolidate their place in the top tier of the gigantic (super) league phase table to secure safe passage into the knockout stage of the competition without recourse for a play-off.

Victory in Monaco would move Villa within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stage - Emery and his players will be ready

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

However, Emery has opted to retain Ollie Watkins in his starting lineup rather than hand previous Champions League star Jhon Duran a role in attack. Meanwhile, Adi Hutter has reacted to Monaco's surprise 2-1 reverse at Montpellier by making alterations all over the pitch.