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

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and returned to the protected playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

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

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.