Nottingham Forest are taking on Fenerbahce tonight inside the hostile Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, looking to claim a first-leg advantage in their last-32 Europa League match.
Vitor Pereira takes charge of Forest for the first time tonight after he replaced Sean Dyche following last week’s drab 0-0 draw against Wolves in the Premier League.
Would you have included Taiwo Awoniyi and Luca Netz in Nottingham Forest’s Europa League squad?
Who would have missed out instead?
The Reds are in this round of the Europa League after a poor 1-0 defeat in Braga scuppered the team’s chances of progressing straight to the last-16 with a top-eight finish.
Now, Fenerbahce await, and tonight’s first leg offers Pereira the chance to return to his former club and play against the team that sacked him on two occasions.
The new head coach of Nottingham Forest - Vitor Pereira
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Nottingham Forest confirm team to play Fenerbahce
The Reds have confirmed their team to play Fenerbahce, and it looks like a relatively strong team for Pereira’s first game in charge of the football club.
The European campaign has proved a bit of an inconvenience this season, with the club’s Premier League campaign stuttering so badly on the back of it.
Vitor Pereira has named his first Nottingham Forest team to play Fenerbahce!
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However, this game does perhaps come at a good time for Pereira, given that he now gets the chance to take a look at his players before Sunday’s massive game against Liverpool.
Forest fans will care much more about the club retaining their Premier League status, but it will be nice to have a manager who doesn’t make excuses about having to balance the two.
Playing away at Fenerbahce won’t be easy, and the challenge for Forest tonight is to ensure that the tie is still alive, ready for a raucous City Ground clash next week.
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