Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League News

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

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

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.