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

Match Coverage

Important Updates

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Preamble

Latest Standings

The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the secure playoff places.

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

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

Melissa Nelson
Melissa Nelson

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