European Night Round-Up: Roma Rise, Villa Impress, Forest Cruise and Drama Across the Continent

Roma Finally Celebrate a Home Win

Roma earned their first home victory of the league phase, overcoming Midtjylland in a tight but deserved 2-1 win at the Olimpico. Neil El Aynaoui opened his Roma account in style, meeting Zeki Çelik’s cross with a brilliant volley after just seven minutes.
Midtjylland’s Elias Rafn Ólafsson kept the visitors alive with excellent saves against Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy, but El Shaarawy eventually doubled Roma’s lead with a calm finish late on.
Paulinho struck back quickly to set up a nervy finish, yet Roma held firm to hand Midtjylland their first defeat of the campaign.

Forest Continue Their Revival With Comfortable Malmö Victory

Nottingham Forest powered their way to a confident 3-0 win over Malmö, extending their resurgence under Sean Dyche.
Captain Ryan Yates curled in the opener before Arnaud Kalimuendo reacted sharply to convert a rebound just before the break.
Nikola Milenković smashed in the third after a corner early in the second half, and Callum Hudson-Odoi later struck the crossbar as Forest moved to eight points and tightened their grip on qualification hopes.

Malen Steers Aston Villa to Another Strong Win

Aston Villa recorded another impressive result as Donyell Malen’s clinical double delivered a 2-1 victory over Young Boys.
Malen’s glancing header created the opener, and he followed it with a thunderous top-corner strike moments before halftime.
Joel Monteiro’s volley gave Young Boys late hope, but Villa managed the game well and secured their fourth win in five matches.

Lyon, Ludogorets and Celtic Headline a Wild Night Elsewhere

The league phase delivered its second and third hat-tricks of the season.
Petar Stanić fired Ludogorets to a hard-earned win over Celta, while Corentin Tolisso inspired Lyon as they climbed to the top of the standings.
Celtic produced one of the night’s biggest moments by coming from behind to beat Feyenoord in Rotterdam, echoing the famous 1970 European Cup final meeting. Hyunjun Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren delivered the goals in a statement victory.
Porto were ruthless against Nice, with Gabriel Veiga scoring twice—including one after only 19 seconds—before Samu finished the job from the penalty spot.