Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the safety of knockout positions.
| Rank | Club | P | GD | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.