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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

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

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer 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, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.