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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

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

Referee: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.