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

Live Updates

Important Updates

  • Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Introduction

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the secure playoff places.

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

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that at the end.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory 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 mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home 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 home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. 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 evening matches and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

Douglas Green
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