Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage
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Key Events
- Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Preamble
League Position
These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of qualification spots.
| Rank | 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
The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates
Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players
Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."
One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
