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

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

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

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

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

Match official: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing 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 three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.