Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League News

Match Coverage

Major Moments

  • Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
  • Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Opening notes

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Position Team P Goal Difference Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side 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!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (German)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

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