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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. 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 four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Scuffles broke out and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The both teams 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 the English forward heading the only 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 excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in a short period."

One should note to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture is a far cry from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.