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

Current Table

The opening scores greatly affect the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and are back in the protected qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

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

Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.