We asked for your thoughts after Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League semi-finals by beating Porto.
Here are some of your comments:
Nottingham Forest fans
Martin: The last time Forest were in a European semi-final – 1984 Uefa Cup – I was at both matches, home and away to Anderlecht. 2-0 up from the first leg after goals from Peter Davenport, Forest lost the second leg 3-0 after controversial decisions by a referee who, it turned out retrospectively, had been bribed by the Belgian team. Forest have a chance to heal some 42-year-old scars but face a very tough semi-final against Aston Villa. Good Luck Forest.
John: Strong, exciting and skilful performance all round. Great to watch in the first half, particularly. Despite some really impressive, creative football, we still can’t seem to get the sharpness in front of goal that would take pressure off. The effort, work rate, understanding and skill is all there but we’ve got to find a way of taking the scoring chances we’re creating. This squad deserves massive credit for trying to salvage a season badly affected by decisions outside their control.
Luke: An incredible night, made sweeter by the fact that we haven’t had much to celebrate in our own stadium. This season has the potential to be the best for 46 years, or the worst in 27. And I’m still not sure which way is the more likely.
Austin: Very fortunate. Terrible performance against 10 men. Forest wingers awful. Never got behind the defence all night. Credit to Porto second half. They looked more dangerous than us. Forest clueless in the final third as they so often are I’m afraid.
Sean: Classic Forest, had some really good moments going forward and had to rely on some luck as well. A definite red card for Bednarek certainly helped us. Definitely some nervous moments too in the second half, with Porto hitting the bar twice. We managed the game really well and deserve the reward for it. Aston Villa in the semi, bring it on!
Ian: A gritty performance but I thought we were lucky over the two legs to be honest – having said that the supporters carried us over the line and more of a concern is the injury to Wood, which could be career-ending. Heartfelt sympathy for Elliot Anderson, who missed the game due to a family bereavement I understand – football achievements are insignificant when tragedy strikes Well done Mr Pereira, for at least uniting this team.
Tony: A win – but not a convincing one. Forest are hard to watch sometimes and tonight was no exception – just hope that we can muster a decent side for Sunday.
Stephen: That was tough to watch, but the lads got through. Good to get to the semi-finals for Elliot. Now to focus on Sunday and Burnley. Three points is a must.
