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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.

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

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

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

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

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

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.