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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, 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 clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs 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 continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, 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 Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.