Nottingham Forest v 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 the 17th spot and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to make the championship match 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 the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.