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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and regained position in the safety of knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the win and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Reo Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the opposition stands, with Swiss fans clashing with police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the police and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

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

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, The full-back, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: The German referee (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, The striker.

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

Match official: Lindhout (Holland)

Match Background

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and historical connections. The both teams have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with the record-breaking signing Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the revelry," commented the writer. Theirs has been an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, 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 have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the Forest tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.