Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Pos | Team | P | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
