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

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Important Updates

  • Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
  • Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Preamble

League Position

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of playoff places.

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

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

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