Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Current Table
The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions.
| Rank | Team | P | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
