UEFA Europa League

Real Betis vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Real Betis
  • 15': Cédric Bakambu
  • 85': Antony
FT
2 - 2
Nottingham Forest
  • 18': Igor Jesus
  • 23': Igor Jesus

Antony rescues draw for Betis against Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Real Betis Manchester United in their first European match since the 1995-96 season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Antony (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': Junior Firpo (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Foul by Junior Firpo (Real Betis).
  • 4': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis).
  • 6': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis).
  • 6': Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pau López (Real Betis). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  • 12': Handball by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
  • 13': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).
  • 13': Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Goal! Real Betis 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 18': Goal! Real Betis 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 21': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Sergi Altimira (Real Betis).
  • 22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Natan.
  • 23': Goal! Real Betis 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Antony (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
  • 25': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
  • 25': Natan (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Natan (Real Betis).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 32': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 33': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pau López (Real Betis). Assisted by Neco Williams.
  • 37': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pau López (Real Betis). Assisted by Neco Williams.
  • 40': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 40': Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 44': Antony (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 44': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Morato.
  • 45': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Morato.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Antony (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+1': Natan (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Betis 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Betis 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Marc Roca replaces Sergi Altimira.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Ricardo Rodríguez replaces Junior Firpo.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
  • 47': Foul by Natan (Real Betis).
  • 47': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pau López (Real Betis). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  • 49': Antony (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
  • 51': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis).
  • 51': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis).
  • 53': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 53': Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Natan (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Antony (Real Betis).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  • 58': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Antony (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 64': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Igor Jesus.
  • 64': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 68': Handball by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 70': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
  • 70': Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 70': Marc Roca (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Natan (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat with a cross.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Riquelme (Real Betis).
  • 72': Substitution, Real Betis. Cucho Hernández replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Real Betis) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Antony.
  • 74': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ángel Ortiz.
  • 75': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis).
  • 75': Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Real Betis. Pablo Fornals replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 79': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis).
  • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 83': Rodrigo Riquelme (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Antony (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Fornals following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Goal! Real Betis 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Antony (Real Betis) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Roca.
  • 87': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Real Betis).
  • 90': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Real Betis).
  • 90': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Willy Boly replaces Nikola Milenkovic because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Betis 2, Nottingham Forest 2.
  • 90'+4': Cucho Hernández (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Betis 2, Nottingham Forest 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 4
43.8 Possession 56.2
16 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
353 Accurate Passes 483
414 Passes 526
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 16
0.5 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 30
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 14
18 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
3 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 57,257

UEFA Europa League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Dinamo Zagreb 2 +4 6
2 FC Midtjylland 2 +3 6
3 Aston Villa 2 +3 6
4 Braga 2 +3 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

BET Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Pau López (GK)
16 Valentín Gómez
4 Natan Yellow Card
23 Junior Firpo
40 Ángel Ortiz
20 Giovani Lo Celso
14 Sofyan Amrabat
6 Sergi Altimira
11 Cédric Bakambu
10 Abde Ezzalzouli
7 Antony
Real Betis Substitutes:
Ricardo Rodríguez, Félix Martí, Marc Roca, Adrián, Pablo Fornals, Chimy Ávila, José Morante, Aitor Ruibal, Cucho Hernández, Rodrigo Riquelme, Álvaro Valles.

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
26 Matz Sels (GK)
4 Morato
31 Nikola Milenkovic
6 Ibrahim Sangaré
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
3 Neco Williams
8 Elliot Anderson
12 Douglas Luiz
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
10 Morgan Gibbs-White Yellow Card
19 Igor Jesus
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Willy Boly, Ryan Yates, John, Dilane Bakwa, Nicolás Domínguez, Chris Wood, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Dan Ndoye, James McAtee, Nicolò Savona.

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