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

Current Table

These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the protected playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, 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 entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, 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 Division to European stage in three seasons."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.