Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News
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Key Events
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Preamble
League Position
The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the secure knockout positions.
| Pos | Side | P | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa struggled of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Historical Context
Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – 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 advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
