Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and Additional – UEFA Europa League Coverage

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

Aston 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 sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

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

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Match official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to continental competition in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.