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

Latest Standings

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

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

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival 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 urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.