Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage
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Important Updates
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
League Position
The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Position | Team | Matches | Goal Difference | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: The German referee (Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
