Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the secure playoff places.
| Rank | Side | Played | 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action
The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.
Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: The German referee (German)
Starting Players
The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
