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

Current Table

The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game 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 riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.