Unai Emery's side travel to Monaco and will be looking to come home with all three points to put themselves in the driving seat of a top eight place ahead of the final group stage clash

Only one Villa player has been booked three times in the league phase, which is Diego Carlos. The Brazilian is therefore suspended against Monaco, but may not have been included in the squad anyway as he closes in on a move to Fenerbahce. READ | Why Ollie Watkins 'got a bit frustrated' as striker closes in on Aston Villa history

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his team are "very motivated" to secure direct qualification for the Champions League last 16 heading into Tuesday's crucial game

Aston Villa are back in Champions League action on Tuesday when they travel to Monaco looking to edge closer to qualifying for the last 16 (5:45pm, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+ app).

Aston Villa's penultimate Champions League league phase clash comes against AS Monaco on Tuesday night (5:45pm kick-off)

Aston Villa take on Monaco today on matchday seven of the UEFA Champions League. Villa picked up an excellent point at Arsenal in the Premier League last weekend and in their first ever season in the Champions League, they find themselves fifth in the Champions League group phase and are edging closer automatically for the round of 16.

Aston Villa’s trip to face Monaco in the early kick-off in the Champions League could be a cracker. The English side has been involved in some low-scoring games in the competition, however, their recent trip to Leipzig produced five goals.