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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with additional time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

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

Match official: Osmers (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and historical connections. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.