Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Key Events
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and returned to the secure playoff places.
| Position | Side | Matches | 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 leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in a short period."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
