"Donyell Malen scored twice in the first half as Aston Villa claimed a 2-1 Europa League victory over Young Boys. Villa made it four wins from five games in this season's Europa League, moving into second place in the standings ahead of Thursday's late slate of games. Malen grabbed both of their goals at Villa Park, where he headed them in front from Youri Tielemans' cross in the 27th minute."
"The Dutch international was struck by a missile launched from the Young Boys supporters as he celebrated, and play then had to be stopped in the wake of Malen's second goal. With Malen having drilled home from Morgan Rogers' pass, the visiting players had to go over and attempt to calm down some of the travelling supporters, with police also intervening."
"Data Debrief: Malen on target again Malen has now scored 12 goals in 19 Europa League appearances, netting eight for PSV, once for Borussia Dortmund and now three times for Villa. However, he is yet to assist a goal in the competition. Since the competition was rebranded for the 2009-10 season, no player has scored more goals in it than Malen without providing an assist (Youssef En-Nesyri and Fernando Torres also netted 12 each)."
Donyell Malen scored twice in the first half to give Aston Villa a 2-1 Europa League win over Young Boys at Villa Park. Villa moved to four wins from five in the group and into second place. Malen's first came from a Youri Tielemans header and his second from a drilled finish after Morgan Rogers' pass. Celebrations were disrupted when Malen was struck by a missile from travelling supporters, prompting a stoppage and police intervention. Young Boys had a late Joel Monteiro goal, but Villa held out. Malen has 12 Europa League goals but no assists and led Villa's attacking metrics.
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