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

Current Table

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the protected playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side struggled 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 only have additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Latest Action

Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.