Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Team | Matches | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, 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 sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.
Referee: The German referee (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie 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 conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. 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 group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
