Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Pos | Team | Played | GD | 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
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
