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

League Position

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

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

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

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.