Aston Villa's chances of making it to the Champions League will be decided in their last league match after a 1-0 loss against Monaco.
If Aston Villa had won the game, they would have almost secured a spot in the last 16. However, they couldn't recover from Wilfried Singo's early goal.
The defeat, only their second in an impressive debut season of seven matches, means they will most likely need to beat Celtic in the next match to have a shot at finishing in the top eight for direct qualification to the last 16.
Although they had opportunities to at least draw against Monaco, Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers couldn't score in front of the crowd.
Monaco, who had previously defeated Barcelona, proved to be tough opponents for the Premier League club.
Monaco took the lead in the eighth minute with a goal from a set-piece.
In the 15th minute, Martinez saved a shot to keep the score at 1-0 after a mistake from Villa.
Villa's performance improved as the game progressed, but they couldn't find the equalizer.
Despite having control over the game, Villa missed several key chances to level the score.
The second half saw both teams creating opportunities, but neither could convert them into goals.
Villa's efforts to get back into the game fell short as they ended up with a defeat, despite already securing a play-off place.