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

Current Table

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed 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 win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. 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 evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.