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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Match Updates

Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.