Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News
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Major Moments
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Current Table
The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Team | Matches | Goal Difference | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
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Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.
Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Match Background
The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."
One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
