Porto near million mark: European full house for Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Estádio do Dragão is about to reach the milestone of one million cumulative spectators this season, a figure that should be confirmed when FC Porto host Nottingham Forest.

The match, scheduled for this Thursday, is the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals and is expected to draw the club’s biggest European crowd of the season at the Porto venue. Expectations point to an attendance higher than the 42,812 fans recorded against Red Star, in a league phase match in the competition.

Given the strong demand for tickets, the Dragão is preparing to be full once again in a season in which support from the stands has been a constant presence. The one-million spectator mark confirms the scale of attendance at the stadium throughout 2025/26 and underlines the importance of home advantage at a decisive stage of the season.

In an image of the venue already released, Estádio do Dragão appears at night, lit up and ready to welcome a very large crowd, a scene that is expected to be repeated against the English side.

Beyond the symbolism of this milestone, the match against Nottingham Forest also carries major sporting importance as it opens the Europa League quarter-final tie, on a night when FC Porto will look to use the atmosphere at the Dragão to take an advantage into the second leg.

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