Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Updates
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Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
League Position
The initial outcomes greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of knockout positions.
| Position | Side | Played | GD | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"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 mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
