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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: John Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.