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

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and returned to the protected knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league 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.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.