Monaco – At the start of the seventh round of the league phase, AS Monaco kept its chance of moving directly into the round of 16 of the Champions League. The team of Vorarlberg coach Adi Hütter fought for a 1-0 win in front of their own crowd against Aston Villa on Tuesday and improved to ninth place in the table, level on points with the seventh-placed English team (13 each). The best eight teams after eight rounds will avoid the round of 16 in the premier class.