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

Live Updates

Key Events

  • Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
  • Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Introduction

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Pos 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

The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

Robert Anderson MD
Robert Anderson MD

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