Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League Updates

Latest Standings

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club made hard work of that during the closing minutes.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

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

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," commented the writer. This represented an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European football in a short period."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with exactly zero. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.