Forest break 12-year feat in Europa League's last 16 🇧🇷

Nottingham Forest are back in Europa League action as they host Midtjylland and even before a ball has been kicked, the hosts have already made history.

Vítor Pereira made three changes from his side which secured a battling draw at Manchester City with Morato replacing Nikola Milenković at the heart of defence.

The centre-back's inclusion saw the Tricky Trees line up with four Brazilians in their XI, a feat last achieved by any English club in European competitions nearly 12 years ago.

– Thursday, 12 March 2026

Will the City Ground be dancing to the Samba beat after this game?

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