Nottingham Forest V Malmö, Rangers V Braga, And More: Europa League – Live

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Villa are coasting towards victory complete Young Boys acknowledgment to 2 goals from Donyell Malen. With leaders Midtjylland losing 1-0 to Roma, that intends Villa will spell level connected points astatine nan apical of nan convention shape standings, should nan scores enactment this way.

Martin O’Neill is connected nan verge of signing disconnected arsenic interim Celtic head successful style pinch a 2-1 triumph distant astatine Feyenoord. Just 25 minutes to spell for what would beryllium a very awesome victory.

This is nan existent authorities of play successful nan early kick-offs, and a afloat tally down of nan 8pm kick-offs to come.

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Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The 2 clubs person a typical connection, besides gathering successful Forest’s past European run successful nan 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is nan European Cup last 46 years agone that entwines these 2 together, pinch Britain’s first £1m subordinate Trevor Francis heading nan only extremity of a beautiful miserable last to clinch eternal glory for nan reddish half of Nottingham.

“Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid each nan colour and celebration, stood for a infinitesimal connected a chair calmly watching nan mafficking,” wrote David Lacey successful 1979. Theirs has been an outstanding accomplishment that it is difficult to spot being repeated – from Second Division to European shot successful 3 seasons.”

It’s besides absorbing to region a small connected Malmö, who became nan first, and to day nan last, Scandinavian broadside to scope nan last nether English head Bob Houghton. If you want to cognize a small spot much astir that broadside and really they astir conquered Europe, Jonathan Wilson does a beautiful bully occupation here.

This lucifer is simply a acold outcry from that summit, person possibly to nan Uefa Cup first-round necktie betwixt Forest and Malmö successful 1995-96. Forest are perfectly buzzing aft thrashing Liverpool 3-0 astatine Anfield connected Saturday, while Malmö haven’t kicked a competitory shot since 9 November pursuing nan extremity of nan Swedish convention play (in which they vanished a disappointing sixth). The smart money is connected nan English broadside tonight.

Plenty of different action connected connection successful this clockwatch. Rangers person already been beaten by a Braga this play (Striker Claudio Braga helped Hearts to a 2-0 win complete nan Glasgow broadside successful September). Rangers are stone bottommost of nan 36-team Europa League standings astatine nan half-way shape of nan convention shape pinch precisely zero points and 1 extremity scored. They desperately request a triumph if they are to person immoderate dream of making a precocious surge for a playoff spot (they would person to decorativeness astatine slightest 24th to do so).

We’ll support you up to day pinch each 9 of nan 8pm kick-offs and supply nan latest scores from nan earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.