Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10:29 / Updated Thursday, April 30, 2026 10:30
Today, from 10:00 p.m., the 2 matches of the Europa League semi-finals round are played, Nottingham Forest – Aston Villa and Braga – Freiburg. The matches will be broadcast in liveTEXT formats on GSP.ro and on TV on the Prima Sport and Digi Sport programs.
The return matches are scheduled a week later on May 7. The last act of the competition will take place on May 20, in Istanbul.
It is certain that England will have a representative in the final, given that Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa meet in an all-English duel. On their way to the semi-finals, the Foresters got past Fenerbahce (4-2 on aggregate), Midtjylland (3-2 on aggregate, after penalties) and FC Porto (2-1 on aggregate), while the visitors eliminated Lille (3-0 on aggregate) and Bologna (7-1 on aggregate).
Braga and Freiburg meet in the other semi-final. On their way to the semi-finals, the Portuguese got past Ferencvaros (4-2 on aggregate) and Real Betis (5-3 on aggregate), while the Germans eliminated Genk (5-2 on aggregate) and Celta Vigo (6-1 on aggregate).
LIVE 22:00 » Nottingham Forest – Aston Villa
Likely teams:
Nottingham Forest: Ortega – Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams – Hutchinson, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White – Wood, Jesus
Coach: Vitor Pereira
Aston Villa: Martinez – Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen – Bogarde, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia – Watkins
Coach: Unai Emery
LIVE 22:00 » Braga – Freiburg
Likely teams:
Braga: Hornicek – Lagerbielke, Carvalho, Leonardo Lelo – Gomez, Gorby, Grillitsch, Martinez – Zalazar, Victor, Horta
Coach: Carlos Vicens
Freiburg: Atubolu – Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo – Eggestein, Manzambi – Beste, Suzuki, Grifo – Matanovic
Coach: Julian Schuster
