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

Latest Standings

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.

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

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool 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 match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.