FC Midtjylland
Nottingham Forest advance past Midtjylland on penalties
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Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League quarter-finals by defeating Midtjylland 2-1 after extra time and 3-0 on penalties in their round-of-16 second-leg tie. Nicolas Dominguez and Ryan Yates scored for the visitors, with Martin Erlic replying for the hosts in a 2-2 aggregate draw. The win came despite heavy rotation by manager Vitor Pereira.
Nottingham Forest suffered a 1-0 defeat to FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at the City Ground. The home side dominated possession and created numerous chances but failed to score, while the Danish visitors netted a late winner. Manager Vitor Pereira described the result as difficult to explain given his team's performance.