Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The Birmingham club struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Official: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only 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 quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.