Nottingham Forest defeated Porto 1-0 at the City Ground in a very tense Europa League quarter-final clash.
It wasn’t pretty, but all that matters is that Nottingham Forest are into the semi-finals of the Europa League.
The Tricky Trees will face Aston Villa in an all-English tie, as Unai Emery’s side thumped Bologna 7-1 on aggregate this evening.
Phew… what did you make of that Forest fans! 😅
Nottingham Forest vs Porto full-time.
After the game, Vitor Pereira spoke to the media and gave a very brief injury update on Callum Hudson-Odoi, who was forced off in the 72nd minute.
Chris Wood also spoke out about his condition.
Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.
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Vitor Pereira says Callum Hudson-Odoi has a ‘muscular injury’
Nottingham Forest trio Murillo, Chris Wood and Hudson-Odoi all had to come off through injury against Porto.
Asked about their conditions, Pereira could only provide a very short update on Hudson-Odoi.
“I think Hudson-Odoi was a muscular injury. But we don’t know (on everyone).”
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Journalist Thomas Gibson did post some potentially positive news on X about Wood.
“Just asked Chris Wood how his knee is in the mixed zone: “Hopefully it’s okay” was his response.”
🔢How many points do Forest take from this run of fixtures…
Attention immediately turns to the crucial Premier League game against Burnley on Sunday, as Forest fight to retain their top-flight status.
On the Burnley clash, Pereira said: We start preparing in the dressing room now. After the game we discuss.
“We have a few minutes to celebrate but then it’s time to recover. We prefer to go in with a win because the motivation is different. We need to fight and get the three points.”
The former Wolves boss was also asked about the tie against Aston Villa in the semi-finals.
Pereira replied: “Please. Just Burnley in my head. It’s too much.”
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