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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player the English forward scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

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

The current fixture is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a late surge for a playoff spot.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.