Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Current Table
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and returned to the protected qualification spots.
| Pos | Team | Matches | 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 win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Starting Players
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
