Nottingham Forest and Porto to face off in the return match
Nottingham Forest will host Porto in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final on April 16 at 20:00 GMT. Despite struggling in their domestic league, Nottingham Forest has achieved positive results internationally, reaching the quarter-finals after overcoming Fenerbahçe and Midtjylland. In the first leg, they managed to secure a draw against Porto. While Porto leads the Portuguese league and is on an eight-match unbeaten streak, they have struggled against English teams in recent encounters, failing to win any of their last five matches in the Europa League against them. Both teams will be missing key players due to injuries.
As part of the Europa League quarter-final second leg, England's "Nottingham Forest" will host Portugal's "Porto" at home. The match is scheduled to start on April 16 at 20:00 GMT. Goal.com reports this.
Although the current season is proving difficult for "Nottingham Forest" in the domestic championship, positive results are being recorded on the international stage. The team reached the quarter-finals after overcoming the obstacles of "Fenerbahce" and "Midtjylland" in the play-off stage.
In the first match, the English side managed to withstand the opponent's pressure and return with a draw.
"Porto" is leading the Portuguese championship and has not known defeat for eight matches in all competitions. However, the team's statistics against English clubs are not as desired.
The Portuguese have not been able to win any of their last five matches against English teams in the Europa League.
For the hosts, Jair Kunya, Nikolo Savona, Villi Boli, and Jon Viktor will not be able to take the field due to injury. Among the visitors, leading players such as Luuk de Jong, Martim Fernandesh, Samu Agexova, and Nexuen Peres will be forced to miss the match.
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