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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

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

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately 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 authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.