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

Current Table

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Celtic Secure Victory

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

Braga: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The two clubs have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that connects these teams, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a rather dull championship game to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, 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 Division to continental competition in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. Rangers have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are last place of the league rankings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.