Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – Europa League Coverage

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the protected playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, 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 visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high 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 English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers 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 badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.