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

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Major Moments

  • Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1
  • Full-time: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord
  • Starting XI: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö
  • Team news: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Preamble

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The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.

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

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance 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. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

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The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

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

The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.

Jeremy Hayden
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