Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the secure knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Played | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but had just 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 roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
