Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Preamble
Latest Standings
These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | Played | GD | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with visiting fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
