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

Latest Standings

These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and returned to the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

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

Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status 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 calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.