Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News
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Important Updates
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.
| Pos | Team | Matches | GD | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.
The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Referee: Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
The European clash and historical connections. 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 premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."
Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team 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 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
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 Feyenoord v Celtic.