Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Preamble
Latest Standings
The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and regained position in the protected playoff places.
| Position | Team | Played | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in a short period."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie 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 have been inactive 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 match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
