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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

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

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

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, The midfielder, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Netherlands)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European stage in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the middle of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for 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 previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.