Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Updates

Live Updates

Important Updates

  • Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Introduction

Latest Standings

These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and returned to the safety of playoff places.

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

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained 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 away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. 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 heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.

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 the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

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