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The Europa League semi-finals feature Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa, with Grifo starting. Both teams aim for a spot in the final at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.
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🔴 Europa League | The two semi-finals: Grifo starts, confirmed XIs ✅
The Europa League enters its निर्णायक stage: after the elimination of the Italian clubs, four teams remain fighting for a place in the final at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.
On one side, there is 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 is 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 path in the opening stage, finishing with the same number of points and a very similar goal difference, a sign of a clash that looks completely open.
Four teams, two places for Istanbul: everything is still up for grabs.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-4-1-1): Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, Gibbs-White; Igor Jesus, Wood. Head coach: Pereira.
ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): E. Martinez; Cash, , , ; , , Onana, Buendia; Rogers, . Head coach: Unai Emery.
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa are competing in the Europa League semi-finals.
The Europa League final will be held at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.
Aston Villa is favored to win the semi-final match against Nottingham Forest.
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BRAGA (4-3-3): Hornicek; Victor Gomez, Vitor Carvalho, P. Oliveira, Lagerbielke; Tiknaz, Joao Moutinho, Gorby; Salazar, Horta, Pau Victor. Head coach: Carlos Vicens.
FREIBURG (4-2-3-1): Atubolu; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Manzambi; Beste, Suzuki, Grifo; Matanovic. Head coach: Schuster.
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