Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | P | Difference | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers 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
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.
Referee: Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in a short period."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home 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.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
