Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
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Important Updates
- Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Preamble
Current Table
These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the protected playoff places.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Match Updates
The Birmingham side, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: The German referee (German)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.
Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.
Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Historical Context
The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."
Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob 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 beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
