Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage

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Major Moments

  • Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Preamble

Latest Standings

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the secure playoff places.

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

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 top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter 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 played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.

Joel Hood
Joel Hood

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