Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
Current Table
The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.
| Position | Side | P | Difference | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.
The current fixture is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home 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.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
