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

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, retained 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 confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

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

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

Worth mentioning 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.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.