Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Matches | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides 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 premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in just three years."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager 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 full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback 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 the Dutch-Scottish clash.
