Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the secure playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

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

Match official: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the half-way stage 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 knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.