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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.