Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
League Position
The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in just three years."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
