Vítor Pereira leads Forest to quarters, set to face FC Porto | OneFootball

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Nottingham Forest, managed by the Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira, eliminated the Danish side Midtjylland this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Europa League and will now face FC Porto, who also left Stuttgart behind, in the quarter-finals of the competition.

After a 1-0 defeat in Denmark in the second leg, the English team prevailed at home with a 2-1 win in regular time, thanks to goals from Nico Domínguez (40′) and Ryan Yates (52′), with Martin Elic pulling one back in the 69th minute.

With the tie still level after extra time, the penalty shootout went entirely in Vítor Pereira’s favor, as Nottingham converted their first three penalties, while the Nordic side missed all of their attempts.

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