Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Key Events
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Rank | Club | Matches | Goal Difference | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
