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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.