🔗 Share this article Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage Live Updates Important Updates Match ended: Villa 2-1 Young Boys GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Game over: Celtic 3-1 Feyenoord Starting XI: Forest and Malmö lineups Team news: Starting XI for Rangers vs Braga Introduction League Position These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected qualification spots. Pos Team P 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 peak of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages. GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal! Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren. Match Updates Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground. Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object. Starting XI Revealed Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker. Referee: The German referee (Germany) Lineups: Rangers vs Braga The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti. The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta. Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands) Preamble The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club. "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot. Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
League Position These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected qualification spots. Pos Team P 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 peak of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.
Match Updates Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground. Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.
Starting XI Revealed Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker. The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker. Referee: The German referee (Germany)
Lineups: Rangers vs Braga The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti. The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta. Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Preamble The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club. "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton. Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot. Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.