US EditionNottingham Forest Edge Past Midtjylland on Penalties, Celta and ...
Nottingham Forest overcame a first-leg loss to win 3-0 on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw, marking their first European quarter-final appearance since 1996.
- On March 19, 2026, Nottingham Forest advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals after a 3-0 penalty shootout win over FC Midtjylland, with the tie finishing 2-2 on aggregate after extra time at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark.
- Needing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg loss from Cho Gue-sung's late header at City Ground, Nottingham Forest aimed to stay in the competition.
- Nicolas Dominguez broke the deadlock with a header four minutes before the break, Ryan Yates doubled the lead in the 52nd minute, and Martin Erlic pulled Midtjylland level in the 69th to force extra time.
- A farcical penalty sequence culminated in three Nottingham Forest conversions, while Midtjylland missed all three spot-kicks, with two hitting the post and Edward Chilufya slipping and firing over.
- The result places Nottingham Forest among the quarter-finalists in their first European campaign since 1995-96, alongside Celta Vigo and Freiburg.
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The Nottingham Forest advanced to quarterfinals of the continental competition without difficulty in the prison round, which won by 3-0
The dream was within reach, but FC Midtjylland crashed out of the Europa League after a historic season. But that only makes the Midtjylland team raise the bar even further, writes Jeppe Laursen Brock in this analysis.
Nottingham Forest edge past Midtjylland on penalties, Celta and Freiburg reach quarters
HERNING, Denmark, March 19 - Nottingham Forest fought back from a first leg deficit to reach the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-0 penalty shootout win over Midtjylland after the teams finished 2-2 on aggregate following extra time on Thursday, while Celta Vigo eliminated Olympique Lyonnais with a 3-1 aggregate win. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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