In the 1/4 final stage of the UEFA Europa League, the second leg match took place between England's "Nottingham Forest" and Portugal's "Porto". The match ended with a 1:0 victory for the home team.
Idman.Biz reports that the game started with a shock for "Porto". In the eighth minute of the match, the guests' defender Jan Bednarek received a straight red card, leaving his team with one player less. Immediately taking advantage of the numerical advantage, "Nottingham Forest" took the lead in the 12th minute with a goal scored by Morgan Gibbs-White. The score did not change in the remaining minutes.
It is worth recalling that the first match between the teams in Portugal ended in a 1:1 draw. According to the results of the two matches (2:1), "Nottingham Forest" qualified for the semi-finals and will face another English representative, "Aston Villa", in this stage.
It should be noted that although "Porto" surpassed "Stuttgart" in the 1/8 finals (4:1), they had to say goodbye to the tournament this time. "Nottingham Forest", on the other hand, managed to overcome the "Midtjylland" barrier in the penalty shootout in the previous stage.
22:59
In the second leg match of the 1/4 final stage of the UEFA Europa League, "Freiburg" won confidently against "Celta" away - 3:1.
Idman.Biz reports that the German representative demonstrated a superior game in the match held in Spain and formalized their qualification for the next stage. While Igor Matanovic scored once in the guests' squad, Yuito Suzuki scored a double and had a great share in the victory. Williot Swedberg scored the only consolation goal for the home team.
According to the results of the two matches, "Freiburg", which surpassed its opponent with a score of 6:1, entered the semi-finals. The German club will face the winner of the "Braga" - "Betis" pair (first match - 1:1) on the road to the final.
09:16
Today, the second leg matches of the 1/4 final stage of the UEFA Europa League will be held.
Idman.Biz reports that a total of four matches will take place.
In the first match of the day, the Spanish representative "Celta Vigo" and the German team "Freiburg" will face each other. This match will start at 20:45, and the others will start at 23:00.
England's "Nottingham Forest" team will host Portugal's "Porto".
UEFA Europa League
1/4 final stage, second leg matches
April 16
20:45. "Celta" (Spain) - "Freiburg" (Germany)
First match - 0:3
23:00. "Betis" (Spain) - "Braga" (Portugal)
First match - 1:1
23:00. "Nottingham Forest" (England) - "Porto" (Portugal)
First match - 1:1
23:00. "Aston Villa" (England) - "Bologna" (Italy)
First match - 3:1