Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Current Table
The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Played | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.