Vitor Pereira's Nottingham Forest take on FC Midtjylland in the second leg of their Europa League last 16 tie
16:41, 19 Mar 2026Updated 16:44, 19 Mar 2026
Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira
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Head coach Vitor Pereira has named his Nottingham Forest team to take on FC Midtjylland in Denmark.
The Reds go into the second leg of their Europa League last 16 tie facing an uphill battle. They have a 1-0 deficit to overcome after suffering defeat in last week’s clash at the City Ground.
Amid torrential rain, Forest created plenty of chances against their Danish visitors. Not being able to make the most of such opportunities by finding the back of the net has been the story of their season, though.
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Last Thursday’s win was Midtjylland’s second triumph of the season Trentside. They had toppled the Reds 3-2 during the league phase of the tournament, when Ange Postecoglou was in charge.
Forest will want to avoid suffering a hat-trick of defeats to the Danes as they bid to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. But their challenge is complicated by the fact they have a huge clash to come on Sunday, away to Premier League relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Pereira had pledged his European selection decisions would be made with the weekend’s match in mind. The battle for top flight survival takes priority over any shot at silverware was the intimation.
He has made nine changes to his line-up from the weekend’s 0-0 draw with Fulham in the league. Nikola Milenkovic and Nicolas Dominguez are the only players to keep their places from the game on Sunday.
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It looks like Forest will revert to a back three, with Zach Abbott, Milenkovic and Morato ahead of goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. Omari Hutchinson and Dan Ndoye look set to play as wing-backs.
Dominguez will partner Ryan Yates in the centre of the pitch. James McAtee and Dilane Bakwa will provide attacking support for front man Lorenzo Lucca. Forest do have some of their big-hitters on the bench, in Murillo, Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Neco Williams and Ola Aina.
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Forest: Ortega; Abbott, Milenkovic, Morato; Hutchinson, Dominguez, Yates, Ndoye; McAtee, Bakwa; Lucca. Subs: Sels, Willows, Williams, Murillo, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Jesus, Aina, Whitehall, Sinclair, Hanks.
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