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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

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

Official: Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.