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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

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

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require 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 latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.