Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Side | P | GD | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.