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

Latest Standings

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division 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.

The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. 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 half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.