Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Latest Standings
These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and regained position in the protected qualification spots.
| Pos | Club | P | Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Official: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
