Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Updates

Live Updates

Key Events

  • Full-time: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
  • Introduction

Current Table

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Rank Club Played Difference 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 moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.

Alicia Pugh
Alicia Pugh

A digital strategist with over 15 years of experience in global business innovation and technology consulting across multiple industries.