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

Live Updates

Major Moments

  • Final whistle: Villa 2-1 Young Boys
  • Score!: Late goal from Monteiro makes it 2-1
  • Game over: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic
  • Lineups announced: Nottingham Forest v Malmö teams!
  • Lineups revealed: Rangers v Braga teams!
  • Opening notes

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Rank Club Matches GD Points
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 win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in a short period."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.

Lisa Fisher
Lisa Fisher

Elara Vance is a digital media strategist and tech writer with over a decade of experience in content creation and industry analysis.