💥 Record Grifo, 2-1 Braga at 92' 🔥 Deadly Wood: 200th goal, Forest 1-0 🧨 | OneFootball

The first-leg Europa League semi-finals come to a close with two hard-fought clashes that are still wide open.

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Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the all-English derby thanks to a penalty converted by Chris Wood, who scored his 200th career goal. His composure from the spot against Martinez proved decisive.

In the other semi-final, Sporting Braga edged Freiburg 2-1 at the death. After taking an early lead and then conceding a temporary equalizer from Grifo’s penalty, Dorgeles settled the match with a late tap-in.

Everything is now postponed until the second leg on May 7: the finalists are still to be decided.

🤯 Braga go ahead in STOPPAGE TIME: Dorgeles in the 92nd minute!

Sporting Braga take a 2-1 lead against Freiburg thanks to Dorgeles Nene Dorgeles.

The goal comes from a central shot by Victor Carvalho that Noah Atubolu fails to hold onto: Dorgeles pounces on the rebound and slots home left-footed from close range.

😱 Digne madness: Wood ICE-COLD

Nottingham Forest break the deadlock against Aston Villa in the semi-final.

After a VAR review, the referee awards a penalty for a Lucas Digne handball in the box.

Chris Wood steps up and keeps his cool: a powerful, precise strike beats Emiliano Martinez despite the goalkeeper guessing the right way.

🧱 Braga penalty, Atubolu SAVES

A key moment in the clash between Braga and Freiburg. After a VAR review, the referee awards a penalty for a pull by Philipp Lienhart on Filip Lagerbielke.

Rodrigo Zalazar steps up, but Noah Atubolu is outstanding: he dives and saves the well-placed effort, preserving the scoreline.

👑 Record-breaking Grifo

Vincenzo Grifo scores for the 11th time in the Europa League for Freiburg and strengthens his lead as the club’s top scorer in this competition (Michael Gregoritsch is second with 8).

🚑 Ricardo Horta OFF

Bad news for Braga, who lose their captain and icon in the 27th minute.

Ricardo Horta picks up a muscular problem and is forced off: Dorgeles comes on in his place.

🧨 Grifo responds to Tiknaz: 1-1 in Braga!

Great entertainment between Braga and Freiburg. The hosts open the scoring in the 8th minute through Tiknaz from a Victor Gomez cross.

Vincenzo Grifo provides the reply: the Italian forward taps the ball into the net, finishing off a perfect counterattack led by Beste.

✅ The OFFICIAL lineups

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-4-1-1): Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, Gibbs-White; Igor Jesus, Wood. Coach: Pereira.

ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): E. Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans, Onana, Buendia; Rogers, Watkins. Coach: Unai Emery.

BRAGA (4-3-3): Hornicek; Victor Gomez, Vitor Carvalho, P. Oliveira, Lagerbielke; Tiknaz, Joao Moutinho, Gorby; Salazar, Horta, Pau Victor. Coach: Carlos Vicens.

FREIBURG (4-2-3-1): Atubolu; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Manzambi; Beste, Suzuki, Grifo; Matanovic. Coach: Schuster.

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📸 MIGUEL RIOPA - AFP or licensors