Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage

Match Coverage

Key Events

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Opening notes

Current Table

The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and returned to the protected playoff places.

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

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that at the end.

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

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

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

Latest Action

Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

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