Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage

Live Updates

Major Moments

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Introduction

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the protected playoff places.

Pos Club P GD Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

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

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

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

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

Stanley Norton
Stanley Norton

A seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience covering international politics and cultural shifts across continents.

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