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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the safety of playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have additional time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," noted the journalist. This represented an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

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