Forest vs Malmö, Braga vs Rangers, and More – UEFA Europa League Coverage

League Position

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and returned to the secure knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and moved level on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

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

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

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

Game Developments

Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to consider Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

The current fixture is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting 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 kicked a competitive ball since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.