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

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with 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

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

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.