Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – Europa League Updates

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The English side struggled 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 get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was 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 consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.