Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Current Table
The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Side | Matches | GD | 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that summit, 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 haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
