Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
Current Table
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Matches | GD | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves 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 Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago 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 red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month 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. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making 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 the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
