Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the protected knockout positions.
| Position | Club | P | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
