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English sides advance in Europe

Apr 17, 2026 09:39
By radiokerrysport
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English sides advance in Europe

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will meet in an all-English Europa League semi-final after sealing their places in the last-8 with victories against Bologna and Porto respectively.

Villa thrashed the Italian side 4-nil at Villa Park to go through 7-1 on aggregate, while Forest edged past Porto 1-nil in the second leg to win 2-1 overall.

Freiburg will play Sporting Braga in the other semi-final.

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Oliver Glasner remains on course to deliver a farewell trophy after leading Crystal Palace into the semi-finals of the Conference League.

They lost 2-1 in the second leg of their quarter-final against Fiorentina, but progressed 4-2 on aggregate.

Glasner - who will leave Selhurst Park at the end of the season - will be concerned by injuries picked up by Adam Wharton and Maxence Lacroix.

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