Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
League Position
These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, 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 away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.
Official: Osmers (from Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.
This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.