Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage

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Important Updates

  • Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
  • Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Preamble

League Position

The opening scores strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Rank Side Matches Goal Difference Pts
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 three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. 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 continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in a short period."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

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