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

Latest Standings

These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with additional time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.