Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage

League Position

The opening scores strongly influence the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and returned to the protected qualification spots.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa secured for the victory and went equal on points with front-runners Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side made hard work of that at the end.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

The Swiss side created a hope through Monteiro but had just stoppage time to get the tying goal!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

A significant and important win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Game Developments

Villa, meanwhile, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with around five minutes left at Villa Park.

The Dutch forward's brace there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans clashing with police. Physical altercations occurred and items launched at both the authorities and toward the field, with Malen himself being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Starting XI Revealed

The Reds: John Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, The midfielder, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Match official: The German referee (Germany)

Team News: Rangers v Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: The goalkeeper, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, The full-back, The midfielder, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's previous European adventure in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship 46 years ago that links these clubs, with the groundbreaking transfer Trevor Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to secure historic victory for the Forest supporters.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench serenely viewing the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. This represented an outstanding achievement that it is difficult to imagine happening again – from second tier to European football in three seasons."

Worth mentioning to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to reach the final under English manager Bob Houghton.

This match is a distant from 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 the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the English side tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this clockwatch. The Scottish side have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are last place of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the group stage with no points whatsoever. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a knockout position.

Coverage will persist with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the concluded fixtures, including Aston Villa v Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.