Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Coverage

Current Table

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with leaders 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 only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the opposition stands, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.