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

League Position

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th place and regained position in the safety of playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with additional time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Reo Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Latest Action

The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and onto the pitch, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

The Glasgow side: Butland, The defender, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, The striker.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, The experienced midfielder, Gorby, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: Lindhout (Netherlands)

Match Background

The European clash and past encounters. The these sides have a unique relationship, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final from 1979 that links these clubs, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," noted the journalist. Their achievement was an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division to European stage in a short period."

Worth mentioning to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

The current fixture 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 full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a recovery for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.