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

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

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

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

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

This match is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle 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 qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.