Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League News

Live Updates

Major Moments

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Introduction

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the secure knockout positions.

Position Club Matches Difference Points
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.

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