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

League Position

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

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, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign 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 Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," commented the writer. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.