Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Current Table
The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the secure qualification spots.
| Position | Side | Played | Difference | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Official: Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
