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

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The opening scores strongly influence the league rankings. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and are back in the secure qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

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

Young Boys gave themselves a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

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

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Larsen, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Osmers (from Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, The defender, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Match official: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Preamble

Nottingham Forest v Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the European Cup final 46 years ago that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed 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 difficult to imagine happening again – from the lower league to European football in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Swedish club to reach the final under manager Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after defeating Liverpool convincingly at Anfield on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been beaten by a Braga this season. Rangers are at the foot of the league rankings at the half-way stage of the initial phase with exactly zero. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the latest scores from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.