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

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

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

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

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

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.