🔗 Share this article Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers vs Braga, and More – Europa League Updates Live Updates Major Moments Final whistle: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa GOAL!: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) Full-time: Feyenoord defeated 1-3 by Celtic Lineups announced: Starting players for Forest vs Malmö Starting players: Rangers and Braga lineups Introduction League Position These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of playoff places. Position Side Played Difference Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51 Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages. GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler! Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker. Latest Action Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel. Lineups: Forest vs Malmö Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo. The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Match official: Osmers (from Germany) Starting Players Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker. Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker. Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands) Historical Context Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton. This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place. We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.
League Position These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to the 17th spot and are back in the safety of playoff places. Position Side Played Difference Pts 1Midtjylland5712 2Aston Villa5512 3Freiburg5511 4Ferencvaros5411 5FC Porto5310 17Celtic5-17 25Nottm Forest415 35Rangers4-70 33Malmo FF4-51
Match Result: Villa 2-1 Young Boys Aston Villa secured for the three points and became tied on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the summit of the league phase standings. The English side made hard work of that in the final stages.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1) The Swiss side created a lifeline through Monteiro but only have additional time to score the leveler!
Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Even after falling 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and the Swedish striker.
Latest Action Aston Villa, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground. Malen's double there caused dramatic events in the away end, with Young Boys supporters clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the police and toward the field, with the player being hit on the head by a drinking vessel.
Lineups: Forest vs Malmö Forest: John Victor, Abbott, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo. The Swedish side: Ellborg, Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, Busanello. Match official: Osmers (from Germany)
Starting Players Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, The center-back, The defender, The full-back, Barron, Diomande, The midfielder, The attacker, Danilo, The striker. Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker. Referee: Allard Lindhout (from Netherlands)
Historical Context Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The both teams have a special connection, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final 46 years ago that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis scoring the winner of a largely forgettable match to clinch eternal glory for the red half of Nottingham. "Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the festivities and cheers, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," wrote the match reporter. This represented an remarkable feat that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from Second Division to continental competition in three seasons." It's also interesting to reflect upon Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under manager Houghton. This match is a distant from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight. Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the group stage with exactly zero. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place. We'll keep you up to date with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.