Donyell Malen scored twice in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win over Young Boys in the Europa League but was also struck on the head by a missile as crowd problems in the away end marred the night.

Donyell Malen was struck on the top of his head by a cup that was thrown from the away end as the Young Boys fans clashed with police and stewards at Villa Park

BSC Young Boys captain Loris Benito has criticised West Midlands Police for their handling of the incident in which travelling supporters threw objects at officers and Aston Villa players on Thursday night.

The conflict began in the most unsavory way. As Malen celebrated Villa's opening goal, he was struck by objects hurled from the stands, an attack that left him with a visible head wound. Rather than be intimidated, the Dutch international channeled the incident into a potent source of motivation.

Champions League action for Brendan Rodgers' Scottish Cup-winning Celtic kicks off again on Wednesday, January 22, when they host bottom-of-the-table Swiss side BSC Young Boys in Glasgow. While Celtic's position in the Scottish Premiership is ...

Villa won 2-1, with both goals scored by Donyell Malen, but ugly scenes followed each of the goals. Young Boys fans threw objects at Malen and his teammates after his opener, which he scored with a header past Marvin Keller.

Our last match against BSC Young Boys was less than memorable but we still won, let’s hope tomorrow is another Celtic victory but this time one where we really put on a show… Tomorrow night sees us host the Champions of Switzerland, BSC Young Boys in a ...

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Earlier in the season, Malen seemed to be in good shape but still found his minutes limited. After the win over Young Boys, Emery revealed that the forward’s fitness had been a major factor. “He is progressively getting better. I remember one month ago he demanded that I changed him because he was tired,” Emery said.