Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates

Live Updates

Important Updates

  • Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Introduction

Latest Standings

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Pos Team Played GD Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

Matthew Hall
Matthew Hall

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