Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Rank | Side | Matches | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.
Official: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
