Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Updates
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Key Events
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.
| Position | Team | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
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Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."
Worth mentioning 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.
This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
