Forest vs Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and Additional – Europa League Updates

Latest Standings

These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Latest Action

Aston Villa, meanwhile, 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 away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and toward the field, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

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

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action 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 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.