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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. 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 went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

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

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final 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 the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.