Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
League Position
These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the secure qualification spots.
| Position | Team | Played | GD | 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 front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Osmers (Germany)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."
It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club 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 desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
