Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Club | Matches | Difference | 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 win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club 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 lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: The German referee (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory 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 quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
