Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Position | Side | P | 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 |
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. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Official: Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
