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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting 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 plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Historical Context

The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.