Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage
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Important Updates
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of qualification spots.
| Rank | Club | P | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture 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 defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.