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

Current Table

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The English side struggled of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Latest Action

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat 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 Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.