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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

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

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: The German referee (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European football in just three years."

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

Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.