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

League Position

These early results greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the victory and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Latest Action

Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the authorities and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European football in just three years."

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

Tonight's game is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the evening matches and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.