Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
Latest Standings
These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Rank | Team | Matches | 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
Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
