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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.

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