Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage
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Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
League Position
These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the secure playoff places.
| Position | Team | P | GD | 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
The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: The German referee (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in a short period."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield 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 English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
