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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool 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.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.