Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates
Live Updates
Major Moments
- Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
- GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
Latest Standings
The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and returned to the protected knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | Played | Goal Difference | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1
A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.
Match Updates
Aston Villa, concurrently, 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 away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.
Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.
"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."
It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.
We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
