Aston Villa's Argentinian goalkeeper #23 Emiliano Martínez (L) catches the ball as he jumps above Aston Villa's Polish defender #02 Matty Cash (C) and Nottingham Forest's English midfielder #10 Morgan Gibbs-White during the UEFA Europa League semi-final first-leg football match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)

Nottingham Forest's Portuguese head coach Vítor Pereira reacts ahead of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first-leg football match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)

Freiburg players pose before the UEFA Europa League semi final first leg football match between SC Braga and SC Freiburg at Municipal stadium of Braga on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nottingham Forest's Portuguese head coach Vítor Pereira (L) greets Aston Villa's Spanish manager Unai Emery ahead of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first-leg football match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa players warm up ahead of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first-leg football match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa's Spanish manager Unai Emery reacts ahead of the UEFA Europa League semi-final first-leg football match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)

Crystal Palace's French striker #14 Jean-Philippe Mateta kicks the ball during the UEFA Conference League semi-final first leg football match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Crystal Palace FC in Krakow, Poland on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters wave banners before the start of the UEFA Conference League semi final first leg football match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and RC Strasbourg Alsace at Vallecas Stadium in Madrid on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)