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

League Position

The initial outcomes have significant impact on the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

The English side clung on for the victory and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the group rankings. Villa had difficulty of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A famous and valuable win for the Scottish team. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Nygren.

Game Developments

Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

The Dutch forward's brace there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a throwable object.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Match official: Osmers (Germany)

Starting Players

Rangers: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, The midfielder, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, The forward, The striker.

Match official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Match Background

The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a historical link, 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 groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the revelry," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is unlikely to be replicated – from Second Division to European stage in three seasons."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Swedish club to make the championship match under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are riding high after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The general expectation is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been beaten by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the league phase with precisely zero points. 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 nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.