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

Current Table

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the safety of knockout positions.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the win and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. Villa struggled of that during the closing minutes.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto 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 visitors' section, with visiting fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Starting XI Revealed

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

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to secure historic victory for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a very different to that peak, 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 have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge 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 earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.