Malmรถ vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More โ Europa League Coverage
Live Updates
Important Updates
- Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
- GOAL!: Joรซl Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
- Game over: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic
- Team news: Starting players for Forest vs Malmรถ
- Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga
- Opening notes
Latest Standings
These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the protected playoff places.
| Pos | Team | Matches | GD | 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 |
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1
The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joรซl Monteiro 90+1)
Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!
Celtic Secure Victory
A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments
The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.
The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed
The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.
The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.
Match official: The German referee (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga
The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.
The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.
Referee: Lindhout (Holland)
Preamble
Nottingham Forest v Malmรถ and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.
"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated โ from Second Division to European football in three seasons."
It's also interesting to consider Malmรถ, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.
This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmรถ in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmรถ have been inactive since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction 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 last place of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.
Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
