Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
League Position
The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the secure playoff places.
| Position | Side | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: The German referee (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want 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 the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
