Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage
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Key Events
- Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Score!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
League Position
The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.
| Pos | Club | Played | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, 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 caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Match official: Osmers (German)
Starting Players
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, 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 the English club.
"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.
Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.
Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival 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 hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.
Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
