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

Latest Standings

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the protected playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but had just additional time to get the tying goal!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

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

Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the revelry," commented the writer. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to continental competition in just three years."

One should note to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.