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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

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

Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.