Champions League Preview: AS Monaco vs Aston Villa

AS Monaco will host Aston Villa in the Champions League. Find out who is missing through injury and who is in a race against time to prove their fitness.

AS Monaco will host Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday. The French side will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to PSG, while Aston Villa will be hoping to build on their 2-1 win over Leicester City. Monaco have a number of injury concerns, with Folarin Balogun, Krépin Diatta, George Ilenikhena, Wilfried Singo and Denis Zakaria all missing through injury. Aston Villa also have a few injury problems, with Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Amadou Onana, Diego Carlos and Pau Torres all out. However, they could welcome back Ollie Watkins, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury.

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