Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Pos | Club | P | 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
Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in a short period."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
