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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.