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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö 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 continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

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

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.