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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the protected 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 group rankings. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the officers and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

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

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.