Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
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Key Events
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: The German referee (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
