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

Current Table

These early results have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and are back in the secure knockout positions.

Match Result: 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 group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

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

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in a short period."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the midpoint 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.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.