Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
Current Table
The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Rank | Team | Matches | 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
Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
