Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Updates

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and returned to the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline 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 responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.