Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Feed
Major Moments
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected playoff places.
| Position | Club | P | Difference | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.
This match is a far cry 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 Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
