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

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

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

This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.