ADVANTAGE MONACO

Villarreal 1 Monaco 2: Alexandre Pato scores for new club but visitors in control after Bernardo Silva winner

Fabinho opened the scoring with an early penalty for Monaco before Pato hit back... but Silva scored the winner

Tom Sheen

Published: 23:43, 17 Aug 2016
Updated: 9:56, 18 Aug 2016

MONACO put one foot into the group stage of the Champions League with a win at Villarreal.

Despite missing Radamel Falcao (or maybe because of it...) the visitors were able to score a 2-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League play-off.

Bernardo Silva climbed off the bench to score the winner for Monaco at VillarrealCredit: Getty Images

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