UEL: Aston Villa Edge Young Boys 2-1 in Thrilling Europa League Encounter
Aston Villa vs Young Boys Europa League result, Villa win 2-1 against Young Boys in Europa League. Malen brace secures win for Aston Villa.
Aston Villa dominated, with Young Boys struggling to get into the game...
Aston Villa is on fire, extending their winning streak to 10 wins in 12 games across all competitions with a thrilling 2-1 victory over BSC Young Boys at Villa Park in the UEFA Europa League. Donyell Malen led the charge, scoring a brace in the first half, including a header from Youri Tielemans' cross and a controlled finish from Morgan Rogers' pass.
The match wasn't without controversy, as Young Boys fans caused chaos in the away end, throwing objects at Malen and clashing with police after his first goal. Despite this, Villa held strong, with Malen's second-half chances, including a disallowed third goal, securing their win. Joel Monteiro pulled one back for Young Boys late on, but it wasn't enough to spoil Villa's night.
With this win, Aston Villa moves into second place in the Europa League standings, level on points with Midtjylland. Unai Emery's side will look to keep their momentum going as they face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League this weekend.
The home side got off to a fast start and were relentless going forward as they came close to opening the scoring inside four minutes when Donyell Malen pounced on a loose ball outside the box before his rocket effort was tipped over the bar by Marvin Keller.
Jadon Sancho was next to test the Swiss stopper after he collected the ball from a short corner, turned, and fired at the near corner, but Keller was equal to it.
After initially soaking up the pressure, Young Boys looked like they were growing into the contest.
Aston Villa took control in the 27th minute, with Youri Tielemans delivering a perfect cross for Donyell Malen to head home. They continued to dominate, and Morgan Rogers set up Malen for a second goal, driving through the heart of the Young Boys defense before Malen rifled the ball past Keller.
Leading for a fifth consecutive home game, Emery’s men picked up right where they left off - dominating proceedings following the restart - as Sancho saw his effort parried away.
Eight minutes after the restart, Malen had the ball in the back of the net for the third time this evening, tapping in from Rogers’ square ball, yet the goal was quickly ruled out for offside.
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 27, 2025
The Dutch forward was denied the opportunity to net a hat-trick as Emery made a quadruple change on the hour mark, taking the opportunity to rest key players ahead of the weekend fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Aston Villa dominated, with Young Boys struggling to get into the game. Villa's lack of a third goal ultimately allowed Young Boys back in, with substitutes Alan Virginius and Chris Bedia combining to pull one back for the visitors.
However, following a lengthy VAR review, the goal was ruled out for a narrow offside.
That moment proved to be the spark that Villa needed to regain their concentration and composure, until the 90th minute when Joel Monteiro set up a grandstand finish, thumping the ball past Emiliano Martinez to halve the deficit.
In the end, Villa rode out the storm in stoppage time, claiming all three points to lift them into second place, level on points with Midtjylland.
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