Aston Villa's Malen Scores Twice Amid Chaos as Europa League Match is Temporarily Halted

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Aston Villa's Donyell Malen scored twice in a 2-1 win over Young Boys in the Europa League on Thursday, but his goals were marred by crowd trouble. The game was temporarily halted after Malen was hit by a plastic cup thrown from the stands following his first goal in the 27th minute. The incident left a small cut on his head. Young Boys fans continued to pelt the Villa players with thrown objects after Malen doubled the lead in the 42nd minute, prompting police to intervene. The game was halted for about five minutes. The crowd trouble was eventually brought under control, and Villa went on to secure their fourth straight win in all competitions and a fourth victory from five in the Europa League. Roma also bounced back from two home losses with a 2-1 win over Midtjylland, while Lille routed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0. In other matches, Porto beat Nice with the fastest goal of the season, Celtic came from behind to defeat Feyenoord, and Nottingham Forest hosts Malmö FF in a highly anticipated Europa League match. The match between Forest and Malmö FF holds a special significance, as it marks 46 years since Forest's legendary forward Trevor Francis scored the only goal in their 1979 European Cup final win over Malmö. The match will see players from both teams greeting fans before the game, paying tribute to the late Francis. Forest is boosted by their recent 3-0 triumph over Liverpool and is seeking a second victory in this season's Europa League under new coach Sean Dyche.