Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates
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Major Moments
- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Introduction
League Position
These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the safety of playoff places.
| Position | Side | Played | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.
Latest Action
Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, The striker.
Official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
The European clash and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."
Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.
We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.