Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Key Events
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
Latest Standings
The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the secure qualification spots.
| Pos | Club | Played | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and past encounters. The these sides 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 from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
