Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
League Position
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Rank | Side | P | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting 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 conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
