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

Latest Standings

The opening scores strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the safety of qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Latest Action

Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

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

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in three seasons."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.