It will be an all-Premier League semi-final.
Nottingham Forest survived a nervy second half to set up a Europa League semi-final with Premier League rivals Aston Villa as they beat 10-man Porto 1-0.
It was an emotionally charged night for Forest, who were without midfielder Elliott Anderson after his mother passed away earlier on Thursday.
Anderson’s name was sung regularly throughout the game at the City Ground, which Forest ended on the back of a 1-1 draw in Portugal that saw them gifted a freak own goal at Estádio do Dragão.
Forest were handed the initiative eight minutes into the contest when Jan Bednarek was sent off for a foul on Chris Wood following a VAR review.
Morgan Gibbs-White made the extra man count as his deflected effort sent the home crowd into raptures.
Forest were unconvincing thereafter, with Porto twice hitting the crossbar in the second half, but Vitor Pereira’s men stood firm to progress to a first European semi-final since the 1983-84 UEFA Cup.
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