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

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have 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 responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.