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

League Position

The opening scores strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

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

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under manager 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 riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need 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 late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.