🔗 Share this article Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News Live Updates Major Moments Match ended: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1 Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord Lineups announced: Forest and Malmö lineups Starting players: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga Preamble League Position The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the protected qualification spots. Rank Side Matches Goal Difference Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51 Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages. GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal! Glasgow Side Wins 3-1 A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren. Latest Action Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup. Starting XI Revealed The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Referee: Osmers (Germany) Team News: Rangers v Braga The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta. Official: Lindhout (Netherlands) Match Background Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club. "The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under British coach Houghton. Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot. We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.
League Position The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the protected qualification spots. Rank Side Matches Goal Difference Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51
Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!
Glasgow Side Wins 3-1 A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Nygren.
Latest Action Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.
Starting XI Revealed The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Referee: Osmers (Germany)
Team News: Rangers v Braga The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta. Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)
Match Background Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club. "The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under British coach Houghton. Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight. Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot. We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.