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

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

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 had difficulty of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Game Developments

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 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.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.