Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Key Events
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the safety of playoff places.
| Rank | Team | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have 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 Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Historical Context
The European clash and historical connections. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching 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 just three years."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
