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

League Position

These early results strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to the 17th spot and regained position in the protected knockout positions.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the peak of the group rankings. Villa made hard work of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

The Swiss side created a chance through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to score the leveler!

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A significant and important win for the Celtic. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and Nygren.

Game Developments

The Birmingham side, meanwhile, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the authorities and onto the pitch, with the player being caught on the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (German)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, The midfielder, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, The full-back, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Official: The Dutch referee (from Netherlands)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a unique relationship, also meeting in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the European Cup final decades past that connects these teams, with the record-breaking signing the English forward netting the decisive goal of a largely forgettable match to secure historic victory for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, modestly dressed amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the mafficking," noted the journalist. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to continental competition in three seasons."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the pioneering and only Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

This match is a very different to that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in that era. Forest are full of confidence after thrashing Liverpool at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the end of the Swedish league season. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Glasgow club have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the current standings from the concluded fixtures, including the Birmingham match and the Dutch-Scottish clash.