FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - NFO advance 3-0 on penalties

FC Midtjylland

69': Martin Erlic

FT - Penalties
1 - 2
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - NFO advance 3-0 on penalties

Nottingham Forest

40': Nicolás Domínguez
52': Ryan Yates

Nottingham Forest beat Midtjylland on penalties, reach Europa League quarters

Ryan Yates of Nottingham Forest [1296x729]

Nottingham Forest beat FC Midtjylland 3-0 on penalties to reach the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
4': Handball by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
7': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
7': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
8': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by James McAtee.
10': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
10': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
12': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
12': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
16': Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Denil Castillo.
19': Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland).
19': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
21': James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Morato.
22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
23': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
24': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
25': Attempt blocked. Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valdemar Byskov with a cross.
26': Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
26': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by James McAtee with a through ball.
28': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
28': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Victor Bak Jensen.
31': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass.
32': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
32': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross following a corner.
34': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Denil Castillo.
34': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez is caught offside.
35': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
35': Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland).
36': Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland).
37': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
40': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
40': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
40': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic with a headed pass following a corner.
45': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez with a through ball.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Aral Simsir replaces Philip Billing.
45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Lee Han-Beom replaces Valdemar Byskov.
46': Attempt missed. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Han-Beom.
48': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson is caught offside.
50': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
51': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
51': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest).
51': Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James McAtee.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Júnior Brumado.
57': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lee Han-Beom.
58': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
60': Attempt missed. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Diao with a cross.
61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Dan Ndoye.
61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Omari Hutchinson.
61': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Murillo replaces Nikola Milenkovic.
61': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
61': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Darío Osorio.
64': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
68': Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mads Bech with a cross.
69': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
70': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
71': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
71': James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt blocked. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Elliot Anderson replaces James McAtee.
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina replaces Dilane Bakwa because of an injury.
77': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
77': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Murillo.
81': Attempt blocked. Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Bak Jensen.
81': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
81': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
83': Attempt missed. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aral Simsir with a cross.
84': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
85': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Neco Williams.
85': Attempt saved. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
85': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
86': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
86': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Yates following a corner.
88': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
88': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Morato.
90': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Ousmane Diao is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
90'+3': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
90'+3': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
90': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Adam Gabriel replaces Ousmane Diao.
90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
91': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.
91': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
91': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
92': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
92': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
94': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
94': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
94': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
95': Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
95': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
98': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
102': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland).
102': Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
102': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
103': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
103': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Darío Osorio.
105': Foul by Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland).
105': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
105'+1': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
105'+1': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
108': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
108': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
108': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
109': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
111': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Foul by Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland).
112': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
112': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
113': Attempt missed. Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aral Simsir following a set piece situation.
114': Handball by Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland).
114': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
115': Foul by Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland).
115': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
116': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
116': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
118': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates is caught offside.
120': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
120'+2': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
120': Penalty Shootout begins FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
120': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(1). Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty missed! Still FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(1). Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
120': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(2). Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Penalty missed! Still FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(2). Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
120': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(3). Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Penalty missed. Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot is too high.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(3).
0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2(3).

Statistics

NFO		MID
16	Fouls	22
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
11	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	7
48.4	Possession	51.6
20	SHOTS	12
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
351	Accurate Passes	371
468	Passes	496
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	86
22	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	11
24	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	10
38	Effective Clearances	39
38	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 10,554

Line-Ups

FC Midtjylland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Elias Ólafsson (GK)
22	Mads Bech Sørensen
6	Martin Erlic
55	Viktor Bak
4	Ousmane Diao
20	Valdemar Byskov
19	Pedro Bravo
8	Philip Billing
74	Júnior Brumado
11	Darío Osorio
21	Denil Castillo

FC Midtjylland Substitutes:

Aral Simsir, Han-Beom Lee, Mikkel Uhre, Jonas Lössl, Julius Emefile, Arlet Zé, Adam Gabriel, Edward Chilufya, Mikel Gogorza, Mark Ugboh, Cho Gue-Sung.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Stefan Ortega (GK)
31	Nikola Milenkovic
4	Morato
44	Zach Abbott
16	Nicolás Domínguez
22	Ryan Yates
29	Dilane Bakwa
14	Dan Ndoye
20	Lorenzo Lucca
24	James McAtee
21	Omari Hutchinson

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Elliot Anderson, Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White, Archie Whitehall, Ibrahim Sangaré, Murillo, Ola Aina, Jimmy Sinclair, Keehan Willows, Matz Sels, Justin Hanks, Neco Williams.

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