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

League Position

The opening scores have significant impact on the league rankings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a lifeline through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic roared back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.

Match Updates

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

The Dutch forward's brace there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a plastic cup.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö: The goalkeeper, Larsen, Jansson, Duric, The full-back, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (from Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: The goalkeeper, The defender, The center-back, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Official: Lindhout (from Netherlands)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The these sides have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that entwines these two together, with the groundbreaking transfer the English forward scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to claim legendary status for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, modestly dressed amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. Their achievement was an outstanding achievement that it is hard to see being repeated – from Second Division 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 reach the final under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The general expectation is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are rock bottom of the 36-team Europa League standings at the half-way stage of the league phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a qualification place.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the most recent results from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.