The Europa League enters its decisive stage: after the Italian teams’ eliminations, four sides remain to battle for a place in the final at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.
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On one side, there’s an all-English derby between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, two teams with very different seasons but united by a surprising European run. The Birmingham club starts as the favorite, while Forest are looking for another big result in front of the City Ground crowd.
In the other semifinal, more balanced and harder to predict, Sporting Braga and Freiburg face off. The two teams had an almost identical run in the opening phase, finishing with the same number of points and a very similar goal difference, a sign of a clash that looks wide open.
Four teams, two spots for Istanbul: everything is still up for grabs.
✅ OFFICIAL lineups
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-4-1-1): Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, Gibbs-White; Igor Jesus, Wood. Coach: Pereira.
ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): E. Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans, Onana, Buendia; Rogers, Watkins. Coach: Unai Emery.
BRAGA (4-3-3): Hornicek; Victor Gomez, Vitor Carvalho, P. Oliveira, Lagerbielke; Tiknaz, Joao Moutinho, Gorby; Salazar, Horta, Pau Victor. Coach: Carlos Vicens.
FREIBURG (4-2-3-1): Atubolu; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Manzambi; Beste, Suzuki, Grifo; Matanovic. Coach: Schuster.
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