Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News

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Key Events

  • Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Preamble

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the protected knockout positions.

Position Club Matches GD Score
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

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