Ryan Yates scores own goal as Nottingham Forest lose at Braga in Europa League
Hosts score 54 seconds after Morgan Gibbs-White has penalty saved
Eliot Anderson sent off late on for Forest
Aston Villa book place in last 16 with win over Fenerbahce
Jadon Sancho scores only goal as Unai Emery's side win 1-0
10-man Celtic draw 2-2 at Bologna
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Fenerbahce 1-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
The importance of keeping that clean sheet for just another 10 minutes to go...
Kerem Akturkoglu gets one go at it and it comes straight back to him.
Kerem Akturkoglu (Fenerbahce)
Image source, ReutersKerem Akturkoglu gets free and shoots at goal, it bounces off Marco Bizot and Akturkoglu buries the rebound.
But wait. Are Villa going to get an offside decision...
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
Wow. It is an unbelievable effort, but Marco Bizot is equal to it. The magic sponge has worked wonders!
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Marco Bizot is OK to carry on for now and instantly makes another save, down to his right and getting two hands to push a strike away. He's being kept busy.
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Re. Prit at 18:53 - This is as good as Buendia has played for Villa, it's like a new signing. Emery improves every player that he works with.
Bonnie, Brighton
Image source, ReutersFenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Marco Bizot is getting some treatment in the Villa goal. There are two keepers on the bench, Sam Proctor and James Wright. Proctor is 19, Wright is 21, neither have made a senior appearance for Villa.
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Talisca has a shooting chance on his left foot for Fenerbahce but the contact isn't a sweet one and Marco Bizot saves it with his legs.
Still work for Villa to do to see this one through.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Garry Thompson
Former Aston Villa forward on BBC Radio WM
Rogers runs just a tad too early. Yuksek was saying he got pushed in the back and he's pushed the ball into the goal. The goal wasn't going to be given but this has opened up now.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
Villa leaving the door open here.
They could have killed this game off on a number of occasions.
Image source, Getty ImagesFenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
The ball is in the net for Aston Villa, but it is going to be chalked off for offside with Jadon Sancho offside before he squared it for Morgan Rogers to tap in.
No Villa players celebrated, time froze as no-one knew if it was a goal or not. But a clear offside.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
I thought Morgan Rogers was going to pass it, but he goes to the right and the goalkeeper with a fingertip save. Credit to the keeper, Ederson.
Plenty of action tonight at both ends.
Bologna 1-2 Celtic
You cant say it hasn't been coming. Celtic's resistance is finally broken via a cross from the right. Thijs Dallinga is alert to the flick on which Kasper Schmeichel can't keep out.
Just over half an hour to go.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa have been under a bit of pressure recently, but out of nowhere Matty Cash tries his luck from 30 yards out and it is a great, low hit.
It goes through a crowded penalty are and bounces off the foot of the right-hand post.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
Image source, ReutersAn incredible save. I wondered if Talisca was a tad offside there. A let off that one for Aston Villa. Really smart save though at the end of it. It seems to have reinvigorated the crowd here.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Almost an instant impact from the substitute. Former Manchester United man Fred slides it into the feet of compatriot Talisca and he hits it first time, but Marco Bizot gets down quickly to make a decent save.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Martin Keown
Former Aston Villa defender on TNT Sports
Talisca looks like he is going to play alongside Jhon Duran.
Fenerbahce are pinning those Villa full-backs back. A slightly different shape with two up top now.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Talisca, a 31-year-old Brazilian striker with 17 goals to his name in all competitions this season has come on for the hosts.
Judging by how popular he seems with the home fans, they would have probably wanted him to have started.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
Nelson Semedo with a clever bit of skill to skip free down the left, but his low cross is met and cleared to safety by Victor Lindelof.
Fenerbahce 0-1 Aston Villa
A booking for Villa's Lucas Digne for barging into and knocking over Fenerbahce captain Milan Skriniar.
Braga v Nottingham Forest (20:00 GMT)
Sean Dyche has rung the changes for Nottingham Forest tonight in Portugal.
He makes seven changes to the the XI that started Saturday's 0-0 draw against Arsenal.
Only Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White keep their places.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Savona, Douglas Luiz, Yates, McAtee, Gibbs-White, Bakwa, Ndoye
Subs: Gunn, Willows, Williams, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, Dominguez, Abbott, Whitehall, Thompson, Sinclair, Hammond
Image source, BBC SportBraga XI: Hornícek, Arrey-Mbi, Niakate, Lagerbielke, Martínez, Gorby, Grillitsch, Gomez, Horta, Rodrigues, Navarro
Subs: Lelo, Carvalho, Moutinho, Sa, Oliveira, Moscardo, Victor, Dorgeles, Bellaarouch, Da Rocha, Aragao, Vidigal.
Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
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3 Freiburg | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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4 Midtjylland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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5 Sporting Braga | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
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| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
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7 Ferencváros | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
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9 Porto | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
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10 Genk | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
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11 Red Star Belgrade | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
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12 PAOK | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
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13 Stuttgart | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
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14 Celta Vigo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
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15 Bologna | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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17 Viktoria Plzeň | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
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18 Fenerbahçe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
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19 Panathinaikos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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20 Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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22 Brann | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
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23 Young Boys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
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25 Ludogorets Razgrad | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 7 |
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26 Feyenoord | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 6 |
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27 Basel | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
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28 Red Bull Salzburg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
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29 FCSB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
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30 Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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32 Sturm Graz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 3 |
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34 Utrecht | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
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35 Malmö FF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 |
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36 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 1 |
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Manager: Carlos Vicens
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Carlos Vicens
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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This is the first ever meeting between Sporting Braga and Nottingham Forest – Braga’s last three UEFA Europa League games against English teams have produced 16 goals, with two 3-3 draws against Wolves and Leicester, and a 4-0 defeat to the Foxes as well.
Nottingham Forest’s only previous European match against a Portuguese side came on MD3 of this season’s UEFA Europa League, when they beat FC Porto 2-0.
Including qualifiers, Sporting Braga have won 10 of their last 13 European matches (D2 L1), keeping nine clean sheets in this run. Their nine wins in all European competition in 2025-26 is their joint most in a season, along with their nine wins in 2010-11.
Nottingham Forest have won three of their four UEFA Europa League games under Sean Dyche (D1), making him one of only two English managers with three wins in their first four games, along with Gary Neville in 2016 with Valencia. No Englishman has won four of his first five in the competition.
Sporting Braga’s Ricardo Horta could make his 50th UEFA Europa League start in this match – he has 13 assists overall in the competition, with only four players having more.
