Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the secure knockout positions.
| Rank | Side | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: The German referee (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Match official: Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
