Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

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

Celtic Secure Victory

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

Match Updates

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.