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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the safety of qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. 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 smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.