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

Latest Standings

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

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.