Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Current Table
The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the secure qualification spots.
| Pos | Team | Played | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
