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

Current Table

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the secure 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 peak of the competition table. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want 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 the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.