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

League Position

The initial outcomes greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.