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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.