Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Key Events
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Latest Standings
These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Side | P | GD | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European football in just three years."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager 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 absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. 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 midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
