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

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a hope through Monteiro but had just four more minutes to find an equaliser!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Latest Action

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.