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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, at the same time, 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 visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat 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 pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home 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 English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require 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 evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.