🔗 Share this article Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News Match Coverage Major Moments Final whistle: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys GOAL!: Joël Monteiro scores for Young Boys at 90+1 Match concluded: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga Opening notes League Position The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions. Position Team Matches Difference Pts 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 became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end. 90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser! Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren. Game Developments Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup. Lineups: Forest vs Malmö Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo. The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker. Official: The German referee (German) Starting Players The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta. Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) Preamble Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons." One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position. We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.
League Position The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions. Position Team Matches Difference Pts 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 became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.
90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Game Developments Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium. Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo. The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker. Official: The German referee (German)
Starting Players The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti. The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta. Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Preamble Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons." One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position. We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.