Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage

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Major Moments

  • Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
  • Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Opening notes

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the secure playoff places.

Position Side Matches Difference Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

Roger Mccoy
Roger Mccoy

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