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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

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

Referee: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.