Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the protected knockout positions.
| Position | Club | P | Difference | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in a short period."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
