Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Key Events
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Played | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: The German referee (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob 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 riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
