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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the protected knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

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

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.