Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: 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!
- Preamble
Latest Standings
These early results have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Side | Matches | 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 victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Historical Context
The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in just three years."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
