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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the competition table. Villa made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The these sides 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 links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been defeated by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.