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

Latest Standings

These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in a short period."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.