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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the protected playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.