Aston Villa manager Unai Emery admitted he made tactical mistakes as he was beaten 1-0 by Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Villans, playing in Europe’s top eight for the first time since 1983, were on the verge of finishing in the top eight but were beaten by the French side.
“It was my mistake to put two strikers on because it cost us our positions,” Emery said.
“We lost control of the game. We had big weaknesses in midfield. “
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Emery started with Ollie Watkins up front but brought on Jhon Duran in the 57th minute in place of Leon Bailey as Villa searched for an equaliser.
“We have two good strikers. Playing with two strikers is my challenge. Both are very good players, but today it didn’t work well,” Emery said after the game.
“I made a mistake when I decided to play with two strikers. Until that moment, we were more or less controlling the game.”
Villa had four shots on target in the first half despite conceding a goal early, but after the restart, it was limited to just one shot on target.
“I think we played 70 minutes like I wanted. The opponent, of course, have a gameplan as well. They were good in transition,” Emery said.
“We created three or four good chances to score. Of course, if we want to be at this level, we have to take the chances we had. But despite that, I was more or less positive.
“The last 20 to 25 minutes we were playing with two strikers and we were not threatening like the first 70 minutes.
“With two strikers, we were not organised with the positioning like I wanted.”
“It was important to get the three points because I think we missed the chance to be in the top eight. It was a big game today .”
Villa face Celtic in their final league phase match on January 29.