Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Current Table
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Side | P | GD | 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 victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa struggled of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: The German referee (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
