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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up to 17th position and are back in the protected qualification spots.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side had difficulty of that at the end.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but were left with stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

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

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: The German referee (German)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly 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.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the evening matches and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.