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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the police and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month 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. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.