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

Current Table

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

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 Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.