Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
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Key Events
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Position | Club | P | GD | 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
The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: The German referee (German)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
