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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.