Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Current Table
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Rank | Side | Matches | Difference | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, The striker.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
