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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa struggled 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 had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."

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

This match is a distant from 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 the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.