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

League Position

The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Latest Action

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.