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

Current Table

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a lifeline 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 Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.