Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage
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Major Moments
- Match ended: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
League Position
The opening scores strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the secure playoff places.
| Rank | Club | P | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football in three seasons."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage 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 playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
