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

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic climbed to the 17th spot and are back in the protected knockout positions.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with table-toppers Midtjylland at the top of the group rankings. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

Young Boys earned a chance through Monteiro but only have stoppage time to find an equaliser!

Full-time: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

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

Match Updates

Aston Villa, concurrently, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at their home ground.

Malen's double there sparked furious scenes in the opposition stands, with Young Boys supporters confronting police. Punches were thrown and objects thrown at both the officers and at the playing surface, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: Victor, Abbott, The center-back, The defender, Morato, Yates, Sangare, Dominguez, The attacker, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Harm Osmers (German)

Starting Players

Rangers: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, The midfielder, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, The striker.

Referee: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and memories of 1979. The two clubs have a unique relationship, also competing in Forest's last European campaign in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the premier competition final decades past that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Francis netting the decisive goal of a rather dull championship game to claim legendary status for the the English club.

"The legendary management duo, unassuming and low-key amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench calmly observing the mafficking," commented the writer. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in just three years."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the initial and final Swedish club to make the championship match under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a distant from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the previous continental meeting between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since last month following the completion of Allsvenskan. The popular prediction is on the home team tonight.

Numerous other matches on offer in this live coverage. Rangers have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the middle of the initial phase with no points whatsoever. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any hope of making a comeback for a playoff spot.

Updates will continue with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the earlier matches, including the Birmingham match and Feyenoord v Celtic.