Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Full-time: 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!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
League Position
The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Pos | Team | P | Goal 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: The German referee (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
