Porto vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news
Nottingham Forest face a daunting task as they travel to the Estádio do Dragão for the first leg tonight.The Tricky Trees aim to repeat their group stage victory against the Portuguese giants. Howev...
Porto vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news Nottingham Forest face a daunting task as they travel to the Estádio do Dragão for the first leg tonight. The Tricky Trees aim to repeat their group stage victory against the Portuguese giants. However, Porto have remained nearly perfect since that October defeat.
They currently lead Liga Portugal by five points and dominate home fixtures. Vítor Pereira leads his side against his former club for the first time in his career. Despite a difficult domestic campaign, Forest have excelled in Europe this season.
They recently stunned Tottenham 3–0 to build vital momentum. Porto, meanwhile, enter this tie after a 4–1 aggregate win over Stuttgart. Both teams are desperate to secure a healthy advantage before the return leg at the City Ground.
Porto vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news Date: Thursday, 9 April 2026 Kick-off: 20:00 BST Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto Referee: Marco Guida (ITA) VAR: Daniele Chiffi (ITA) Last Meeting: Nottingham Forest 2–0 Porto ( 23 October 2025, UEL) Team news Porto The Dragons are missing key strikers Samu Aghehowa and Luuk de Jong through injury. Rodrigo Mora and Nehuén Pérez also remain major doubts for this fixture. Consequently, Terem Moffi should lead the attack.