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

Current Table

The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side struggled of that at the end.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

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The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Nottingham Forest: Victor, The defender, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, Barron, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, The attacker, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that links these clubs, 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.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, 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 outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been beaten by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the league phase with precisely zero points. 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 the evening matches and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.