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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon 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 summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence 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 smart money is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.