Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Key Events
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of knockout positions.
| Position | Team | Matches | Goal 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 |
Match Result: 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 competition table. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
