Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
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Important Updates
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected qualification spots.
| Rank | Team | Played | 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (Germany)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting 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 conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
