Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage
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Major Moments
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
League Position
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Side | P | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midtjylland | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Ferencvaros | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | Celtic | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 25 | Nottm Forest | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Rangers | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| 33 | Malmo FF | 4 | -5 | 1 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: Harm Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in a short period."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
