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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to consider 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 peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 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 rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.

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