Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Side | Played | Goal Difference | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
