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

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These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. Villa struggled of that at the end.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game 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 the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.