Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News
Match Coverage
Key Events
- Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- Goal scored!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
- Match concluded: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups
- Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
- Introduction
League Position
The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the secure playoff places.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back
Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!
Celtic Secure Victory
A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.
Game Developments
Villa, at the same time, retained 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 visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö
Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.
Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.
Referee: The German referee (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.
Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Historical Context
Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."
One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.
Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.
Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. 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 current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
