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

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Important Updates

  • Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)
  • Match concluded: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups
  • Team news: Rangers and Braga lineups
  • Opening notes

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Pos Side P Difference Score
1Midtjylland5712
2Aston Villa5512
3Freiburg5511
4Ferencvaros5411
5FC Porto5310
17Celtic5-17
25Nottm Forest415
35Rangers4-70
33Malmo FF4-51

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

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Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.

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