Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Coverage

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Key Events

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
  • Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Preamble

Current Table

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and returned to the safety of playoff places.

Rank Side P Difference Points
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!

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, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs 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 European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield 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.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

Elizabeth Hicks
Elizabeth Hicks

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