Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the secure knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | P | GD | 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
Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.