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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

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

Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. 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 beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.