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Alex Waite·11 December 2025

Villa midfielder steps up injury return with Europa League cracker 🤩

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Aston Villa's Youri Tielemans has had a disrupted season so far.

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The Belgian midfielder spent six weeks on the sidelines with a calf injury and Unai Emery has eased the playmaker back into competitive action recently.

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Tielemans started on the bench for Thursday's game in Basel, but made a big impact when introduced at half time.

He raced on to Emi Buendía's square pass on the edge of the area and thundered his first goal of the campaign into the bottom corner.

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It was a trademark finish from the Villans' midfielder, who will be hoping for more following his injury lay-off. 

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