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

Latest Standings

These early results strongly influence the league rankings. Celtic climbed to 17th position and regained position in the protected playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

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 made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to get the tying goal!

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 Yang, Reo Hatate and Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Swiss fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with the goalscorer being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

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

Referee: Osmers (from Germany)

Starting Players

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, The forward, Horta.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and memories of 1979. The both teams have a historical link, also facing each other in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in just three years."

One should note 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 previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since early November following the end of the Swedish league season. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the midpoint of the league phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a comeback for a knockout position.

Updates will continue with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including the Birmingham match and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.