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

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Game Developments

Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

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

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team 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 the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.