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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes 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 Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

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

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.