Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Updates

Match Coverage

Key Events

  • Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
  • Team news: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Preamble

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the secure playoff places.

Rank Club P GD Points
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that at the end.

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 find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"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 mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter 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 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

David Simon
David Simon

Elena Voss is a freelance writer and cultural critic based in Berlin, specializing in contemporary art and digital culture.