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English Dominance: Villa & Forest Reach Europa League Semis!
16 Apr
Summary
- Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest secured semi-final spots in the Europa League.
- Both English clubs won their respective quarter-final second leg matches on Thursday.
- An all-English semi-final is now set between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have secured their places in the Europa League semi-finals, setting up an all-English showdown in the next round.
Aston Villa demonstrated their prowess by defeating Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park, building on their first-leg advantage. This victory marks Unai Emery's second European semi-final with the club, adding to his impressive European pedigree.
Nottingham Forest secured their semi-final berth by overcoming 10-man Porto with a 1-0 win at the City Ground. This triumph signifies Forest's first continental semi-final appearance since the 1983-84 season.
Elsewhere, Freiburg advanced to their first-ever Europa League semi-final with a comprehensive aggregate victory over Celta Vigo. They will face Sporting Braga, who completed a remarkable comeback against Real Betis.
