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

League Position

These early results have significant impact on the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that in the final stages.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

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

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

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

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, The forward, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.