Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Preamble
League Position
These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Team | Matches | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Nottingham Forest: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (from Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.
Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs 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 decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place 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.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
