Porto, Nottingham Forest and Europa League
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Porto and Nottingham Forest played out a tense, but even 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at the Estadio do Dragao, leaving the tie finely balanced ahead of next week’s return at the City Ground.
Stefan Ortega performed with quality and assurance in the Forest goal, making a number of crucial saves that again underlined his ability to step up, should Sels suffer an injury or drop in form. Defender Zach Abbott, 19, made his sixth Europa League appearance and let nobody down again.
Nottingham Forest locked horns with Porto at the Estadio do Dragao earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal
Nottingham Forest played out a 1-1 draw with Porto in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. We examine how Ryan Yates’ display could be a warning sign.