Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League News

Current Table

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. 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 no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.