Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates

Match Coverage

Important Updates

  • Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
  • Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Introduction

Current Table

The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Position Team Matches Goal Difference Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

Danny Ibarra
Danny Ibarra

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