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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

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

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (German)

Starting Players

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

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.