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

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The opening scores have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic have moved up 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 top of the group rankings. Villa struggled of that in the final stages.

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

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

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Aston Villa, concurrently, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Swiss fans engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The both teams have a special connection, also competing 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 record-breaking signing the English forward heading the only goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," commented the writer. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under British coach Houghton.

Tonight's game 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 full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this clockwatch. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival 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 chance of achieving a recovery 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 concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.