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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the secure qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

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 Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.