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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.