Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
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Important Updates
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Club | P | Difference | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
