By James Pallatt
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Feyenoord have been dealt an injury blow ahead of facing Aston Villa. Unai Emery’s side face Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday night. They will be aiming to build on their 1-0 victory over Bologna in their opening Europa League tie at Villa Park last week when they travel to De Kuip. Feyenoord have confirmed one of their players, Malcolm Jeng, will miss the tie after undergoing surgery on a leg injury. A club statement read: “Malcolm Jeng sustained an injury to his lower right leg during Sunday afternoon’s league match against FC Groningen. “The 20-year-old central defender underwent immediate and successful surgery last night at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. “The Swedish center-back, who is on loan from French side Stade de Reims this season, sustained the injury just before halftime and had to be substituted immediately. “The club will announce more information about Jeng’s condition as soon as it becomes available. “Everyone at the club wishes Malcolm all the best and strength in his recovery.” Will Villa beat Feyenoord? Tell us HERE Every day, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content. Our dedicated reporter John Townley – who you can follow on X by clicking here – follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Villa newsletter here . You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive’s Villa team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Villa stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Villa as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here . Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here , while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here .
