I saw ‘brilliant’ Nottingham Forest player prove the Europa League is too easy for him in 3-0 win over Malmo

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Nottingham Forest had no issues with getting beyond Malmo in the Europa League to remain in the mix for a last-16 spot.

Sean Dyche made a number of changes to his team, but from the moment Ryan Yates scored in the first half, the writing was on the wall for the Swedish outfit.

Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic added further goals during the game, and the 3-0 victory was actually more respectable than it should have been for Malmö.

Given that the opposition were just so poor, it’s hard to make too many snap judgments, but one player has highlighted that his future doesn’t belong in the Europa League.

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Murillo finds the Europa League too easy

One player who started the game, perhaps surprisingly, was Murillo. The central defender lined up as a left-back, and that in itself was a little bit of a shock.

Murillo is destined for greatness, and it’s still quite remarkable that Forest only paid £10.6 million to sign him from Corinthians in the summer of 2023

Murillo has been described as ‘brilliant’ in the past, and it would seem as though the amount of superlatives in existence aren’t enough to sum up the performance levels of Murillo.

The fact that Murillo operated at left-back and still looked comfortable is a testament to his quality as a footballer, and Forest look set to earn a fortune when the time does come to cash in on him.

Murillo stats vs Malmo

Murillo did get substituted in the game, and it looked as though he had pointed to his hamstring to suggest that something was getting a little bit tight.

With Brighton to play on Sunday at the City Ground, Dyche will hope that his Brazilian powerhouse can make it for that game, given his importance to the team.

Murillo gives everything out on the pitch, and his ability to turn defence into attack very quickly with his cross-field passing really is a sight for sore eyes.

Murillo will have the pick of a host of top European clubs when the time comes for him to leave the City Ground, and on this showing, it won’t be to one playing outside of the Champions League.