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

League Position

The initial outcomes greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the protected qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.