Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the protected qualification spots.
| Position | Team | Matches | Goal 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 win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: The German referee (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in a short period."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
