European Football Semifinals Update: Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa Battle for Final Spot
Nottingham Forest heads to Birmingham with a 1-0 lead over Aston Villa in the Europa League semifinal. Both teams are aiming to reach their first European final in decades. Forest, the former European Cup winner under Brian Clough, is on a 10-game unbeaten streak. Villa, the 1982 European champion, needs to break a losing streak to progress.
In the other semifinal, Freiburg must overturn a one-goal deficit against Braga. Freiburg is having its best European campaign, while Braga aims to reach the final again after a loss in 2011. The final will take place in Istanbul on May 20.
In the Conference League, Crystal Palace leads Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in their semifinal. If Palace advances, English clubs will be represented in all three European finals.