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

Current Table

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the safety of qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Game Developments

Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football in just three years."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.