Malmö vs Nottingham Forest, Braga vs Rangers, and More – Europa League News

Latest Standings

The opening scores greatly affect the competition standings. Celtic have moved up to 17th place and are back in the secure playoff places.

Final Score: Aston Villa 2-1

The English side clung on for the win and became tied on points with leaders Midtjylland at the peak of the league phase standings. The English side struggled of that during the closing minutes.

90+1: Monteiro Pulls One Back

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

Glasgow Side Wins 3-1

A memorable and crucial win for the Scottish team. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic fought back with goals from the Korean forward, the Japanese midfielder and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

The Birmingham side, at the same time, maintained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at the stadium.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with visiting fans engaging with police. Punches were thrown and items launched at both the police and toward the field, with the player being caught on the head by a plastic cup.

Lineups: Forest vs Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, Yates, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Jansson, The defender, Rosler, The midfielder, Johnsen, Skogmar, The attacker, Gudjohnsen, Busanello.

Official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: Butland, Tavernier, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, The midfielder, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, The forward, Chermiti.

The Portuguese side: Hornicek, Gomez, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Moutinho, The midfielder, The attacker, Navarro, The striker.

Official: The Dutch referee (Holland)

Preamble

Forest vs Malmö and historical connections. The these sides have a historical link, also meeting in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the premier competition final from 1979 that connects these teams, with the groundbreaking transfer Francis netting the decisive goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the Forest supporters.

"Forest's famous bosses, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the colour and celebration, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an remarkable feat that it is hard to see being repeated – from the lower league to European football in a short period."

It's also interesting to pause a little on Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Nordic team to advance to the ultimate game under English manager Bob Houghton.

Tonight's game is a very different to that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the earlier European encounter between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are full of confidence after beating Liverpool 3-0 at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't kicked a competitive ball since last month following the conclusion of their domestic campaign. The smart money is on the home team tonight.

Additional games on offer in this live coverage. The Scottish side have already been lost to a European rival this season. Rangers are at the foot of the 36-team Europa League standings at the midpoint of the group stage with precisely zero points. They desperately need a victory if they are to have any hope of making a late surge for a playoff spot.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the current standings from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Rotterdam vs Glasgow.