Ex-São Paulo man scores as Porto draw with Forest in Europa quarters | OneFootball

Playing at home, Porto drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest this Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. São Paulo academy product William Gomes opened the scoring for the home side at the Estádio do Dragão, while Martim Fernandes scored an own goal to level the tie.

Tie situation

As a result, the matchup remains wide open for the second leg, scheduled for next Thursday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) at The City Ground. If the match ends in another draw, qualification will be decided in extra time and, if necessary, on penalties.

📋 Match summary

🔵 PORTO 1 x 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 🔴

🏆 Competition: Europa League 🏟️ Venue: Estádio do Dragão 📅 Date: April 9, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Kickoff time: 4 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

After starting the match on the front foot against the English side, Porto opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Gabri Veiga received the ball on the left side of the box and sent a low cross to the far post for William Gomes to finish and put it into the net. Just two minutes later, full-back Martim Fernandes was pressured and tried to play the ball back to Digo Silva, but hit it far too hard for the goalkeeper, who was not expecting the pass and watched it go in as Forest equalized through an own goal.

In the second half, in the 21st minute, former Botafogo player Igor Jesus even managed to turn the game around for the English team, but the goal was ruled out after the referee spotted a handball by the Brazilian during the VAR review of the play. Two minutes later, William Gomes cut inside and fired a low left-footed shot wide.

Next match

Porto

Nottingham Forest

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