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

Current Table

The initial outcomes greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final 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 celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. 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 end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.