Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
League Position
These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: The German referee (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
