Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.
| Pos | Club | Played | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure 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 Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
