Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
League Position
These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the protected qualification spots.
| Rank | Side | 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
The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
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 Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
