Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the secure playoff places.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
