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

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Major Moments

  • Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Starting players: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Introduction

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

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

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in just three years."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

Kevin Hubbard
Kevin Hubbard

A molecular biologist with 15 years of experience in genomic research and a passion for science communication.