Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Preamble
League Position
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the protected qualification spots.
| Rank | Team | Played | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground 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 home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
