Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League News
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- Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
- Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
- Lineups revealed: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Opening notes
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The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the secure knockout positions.
| Position | Team | P | 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 |
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren.
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Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.
Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö
The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.
Referee: Osmers (German)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble
Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in a short period."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.
Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.
Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.
