🔗 Share this article Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News Match Coverage Important Updates Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys GOAL!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1 Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic Starting XI: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams! Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams! Introduction Latest Standings The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the protected knockout positions. Rank Team Played GD Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51 Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end. Late Goal: Monteiro Scores The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser! Glasgow Side Wins 3-1 A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren. Game Developments Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel. Lineups: Forest vs Malmö The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo. Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Match official: The German referee (from Germany) Lineups: Rangers vs Braga Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta. Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands) Preamble Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in a short period." One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot. Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
Latest Standings The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the protected knockout positions. Rank Team Played GD Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.
Late Goal: Monteiro Scores The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1 A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo. Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Match official: The German referee (from Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta. Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in a short period." One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot. Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.