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

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the secure knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have 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 the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"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 outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need 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 the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.