Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
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Important Updates
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
League Position
These early results greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the safety of knockout positions.
| Rank | Team | Matches | GD | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: Harm Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football in a short period."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
