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

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The initial outcomes greatly affect the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th place and are back in the secure playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the league phase standings. Villa struggled 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 only have additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

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The Birmingham side, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the police and onto the pitch, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

Updates will continue with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.