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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European football in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

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.