Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | P | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Latest Action
Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Harm Osmers (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to reach the final under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
