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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

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

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.