Forest vs Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League News

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Latest Action

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

The European clash and historical connections. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.