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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match 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 thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.