🔗 Share this article Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Updates Match Coverage Major Moments Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1 Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic Team news: Forest and Malmö lineups Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga Introduction Latest Standings The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions. Pos Team 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 three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end. 90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser! Celtic Secure Victory A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren. Latest Action Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park. Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object. Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Referee: The German referee (German) Starting Players The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta. Official: Lindhout (Holland) Match Background Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club. "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons." It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton. The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot. Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
Latest Standings The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions. Pos Team 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 three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Celtic Secure Victory A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park. Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Referee: The German referee (German)
Starting Players The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta. Official: Lindhout (Holland)
Match Background Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club. "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons." It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton. The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot. Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.