Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League News
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.
| Rank | Side | P | 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 |
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 summit of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: The German referee (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
