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

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. The Birmingham club made hard work of that at the end.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.