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

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Major Moments

  • Full-time: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Goal scored!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Opening notes

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of playoff places.

Position Team Played GD Pts
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

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

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

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

Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

Kimberly Cooper
Kimberly Cooper

A passionate gaming journalist and community moderator with over a decade of experience covering the UK gaming scene.