Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Updates
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Important Updates
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
Current Table
The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | 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 victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
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Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
