Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League News
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Key Events
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the secure knockout positions.
| Rank | Side | Matches | 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
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action 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 league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
