Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Key Events
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Club | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other 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 groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal 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 colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation 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 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
