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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want 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 nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.