Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | P | 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
The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers 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
Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.
Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and historical connections. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
