Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage

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Key Events

  • Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Preamble

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

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

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

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Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

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