Video highlights Monteiro's final goal comes too late: YB lose 2-1 to Aston Villa after fan chaos

Andreas Lunghi

27.11.2025

Chaotic scenes in the away block of Bern's Young Boys overshadow the Europa League match in Birmingham. On the pitch, YB lost 2-1 to the Premier League side.

Young Boys cannot upset the favorites Aston Villa. The club from the English Premier League is clearly better in the 5th round of the Europa League and wins 2:1. Dutch international Donyell Malen was the big figure at Villa Park in Birmingham.

He hurt the visitors from Bern and had to suffer for it. After his header to make it 1-0, Malen cheered in front of the YB fans and was showered with beer cups. Shortly before the break, he doubled his tally, his forehead now bleeding slightly, and made sure the score was clear.

Bern's final goal comes too late

YB found it very difficult to make an offensive appearance against the fourth-placed team in the Premier League. Only in the final phase, when Aston Villa clearly pulled back, did they get into the game better. The 1-2 through Joël Monteiro was only scored in stoppage time and therefore too late.

Gerardo Seoane's team had started their final spurt 20 minutes before the end. Chris Bedia finished off a wonderful combination, but the goal was disallowed due to a close offside position. In the end, a few things were missing for the big turnaround.

Young Boys, who were without the suspended Armin Gigovic and the injured Edimilson Fernandes and Ebrima Colley, barely managed to make Argentinian world champion goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez break a sweat until well into the second half. After the third defeat in the fifth game of the league phase, qualification for the round of 16 will now be tight.

A win at home against Lille in two weeks' time is almost a must.

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Aston Villa - Young Boys 2:1 (2:0)

32,158 spectators. - SR Kabakov (BUL). - Goals: 27 Malen 1:0. 42 Malen 2:0. 91 Monteiro 2:1.

Aston Villa: Martinez; Bogarde, Lindelöf, Torres (60. Konsa), Maatsen; Sancho, Onana (80. Kamara), Tielemans (60. Watkins), Guessand; Malen (60. Barkley), Rogers (60. Buendia).

Young Boys: Keller; Janko, Zoukrou (84. Wüthrich), Benito, Hadjam; Raveloson (64. Sanches), Lauper; Males (64. Virginius), Pech, Fassnacht (70. Monteiro); Cordova (70. Bedia).

Comments: YB without Gigovic (suspended), Colley, Fernandes and Conte (injured). Cautions: 48 Lauper. 62 Onana. 98 Maatsen.

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BSC Young Boys

  • Donyell Malen - 1:0 (27.)
  • Donyell Malen - 2:0 (42.)
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  • (90.) 2:1 - Joël Monteiro
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    Ian Maatsen

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    Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:1 through Joël Monteiro (Greg Wüthrich)

    Joël Monteiro

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    Assist: Greg Wüthrich

    Defender

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    Greg Wüthrich

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    Tanguy Zoukrou

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    Boubacar Kamara

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    Amadou Onana

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    Chris Bedia

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    Sergio Córdova

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    Joël Monteiro

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    Christian Fassnacht

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    Alvyn Sanches

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    Rayan Raveloson

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    Alan Virginius

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    Darian Males

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    Amadou Onana

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    Ollie Watkins

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    Youri Tielemans

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    Ezri Konsa

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    Pau Torres

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    Ross Barkley

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    Donyell Malen

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    Emiliano Buendia

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    Morgan Rogers

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    Sandro Lauper

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    Kick-off 2nd half
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    Goal for Aston Villa, 2:0 through Donyell Malen (Morgan Rogers)

    Donyell Malen

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    Assist: Morgan Rogers

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    Goal for Aston Villa, 1:0 through Donyell Malen (Youri Tielemans)

    Donyell Malen

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    Assist: Youri Tielemans

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