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

League Position

The initial outcomes strongly influence the Europa League table. The Glasgow side rose to 17th position and regained position in the secure qualification spots.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the win and went equal on points with leaders Midtjylland at the top of the competition table. The Birmingham club had difficulty of that at the end.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys (Joël Monteiro 90+1)

Young Boys gave themselves a chance through Monteiro but only have four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A famous and valuable win for the Glasgow side. Despite going 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from the Korean forward, Hatate and the Swedish striker.

Game Developments

Villa, at the same time, held onto a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with approximately five minutes left at Villa Park.

Malen's second goal there caused dramatic events in the visitors' section, with visiting fans confronting police. Physical altercations occurred and objects thrown at both the officers and toward the field, with the player being struck in the head by a drinking vessel.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

The Reds: The goalkeeper, Abbott, The center-back, Murillo, Morato, The midfielder, Sangare, The midfielder, McAtee, The winger, Kalimuendo.

Malmö FF: Ellborg, The defender, Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, Skogmar, Bolin, The forward, The striker.

Match official: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Light Blues: The goalkeeper, Tavernier, The center-back, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, The midfielder, Raskin, The attacker, The forward, Chermiti.

Braga: Hornicek, Gomez, The center-back, The defender, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Lindhout (Holland)

Preamble

The European clash and past encounters. The two clubs have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the UEFA Cup of 1995-96, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that entwines these two together, with Britain's first £1m player Trevor Francis heading the only goal of a pretty miserable final to clinch eternal glory for the the English club.

"Forest's famous bosses, unassuming and low-key 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 unlikely to be replicated – from second tier to European stage in a short period."

One should note to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to make the championship match under British coach Houghton.

This match is a far cry from that pinnacle, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in the mid-nineties. Forest are absolutely buzzing after beating Liverpool 3-0 at Liverpool's home on Saturday, while Malmö have been inactive 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. Rangers have already been defeated by a European rival this season. Rangers are last place of the competition table at the half-way stage of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They badly want a victory if they are to have any chance of achieving a comeback for a qualification place.

Coverage will persist with all nine of the 8pm kick-offs and provide the most recent results from the previous games, including Villa vs Young Boys and Feyenoord v Celtic.