Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League News

Match Coverage

Major Moments

  • Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Opening notes

Current Table

The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the protected playoff places.

Rank Club Played GD Points
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Full-time: Aston 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 made hard work of that at the end.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

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Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

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