Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
Current Table
These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Rank | Club | Matches | 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 win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (Germany)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
