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

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the protected qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Official: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football 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 reach the final under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.