Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and Additional – UEFA Europa League News

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

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

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Match Updates

Aston Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.