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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position 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 front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

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

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner 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 festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.