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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

This match is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers 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 exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.