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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides 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 decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."

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

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.