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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The Birmingham club struggled of that at the end.

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

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Scuffles broke out and objects thrown at both the police and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: The goalkeeper, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Referee: Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Referee: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Historical Context

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Nordic team to reach the final under British coach Houghton.

This match is a distant from that peak, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are riding high after thrashing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Braga this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a late surge for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.