Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
Match Coverage
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
League Position
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the secure knockout positions.
| Position | Side | P | Goal Difference | 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 league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, 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 struck in the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons."
It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want 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 most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
