"Forest dominated from the first whistle at MCH Arena as Ryan Yates thundered a left-footed effort against the crossbar after being picked out by James McAtee's superb ball into the box before Philip Billing cleared Morata's shot off the line. Lorenzo Lucca then fired a glorious opportunity over after being found by Nikola Milenkovic's knockdown, but Forest eventually made their dominance count in the 40th minute through Dominguez, who looped a brilliant header into the net."
"And Pereira's men turned the tie on its head seven minutes after the restart when Yates shifted the ball onto his weaker left foot before sending a sensational strike into the right corner and beyond the grasp of Olafsson. But for all their dominance, Martin Erlic's 69th-minute finish pegged Forest back, with the Midtjylland defender crashing a half-volley into the top-left corner from close range."
"However, penalties would decide who would face Porto or Stuttgart, and Forest got off to the ideal start when Morgan Gibbs-White and Ibrahim Sangare found the back of the net, whilst Cho Gue-Sung and Aral Simsir both struck the woodwork. Neco Williams then confidently dispatched from 12 yards, and with all the pressure on him, Edward Chilufya slipped at the vital moment as his shot went over the crossbar and sent Forest through."
Nottingham Forest secured their place in the Europa League quarter-finals through a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Midtjylland. After losing the first leg at home, Forest dominated the second leg at MCH Arena, taking a 2-1 lead through goals from Dominguez and Yates. Midtjylland equalized through Martin Erlic to force extra-time, where both teams created chances but neither could find a winner. In the penalty shootout, Forest converted three of their four attempts while Midtjylland missed all three of their spot-kicks, sending Forest through to face either Porto or Stuttgart in the quarter-finals.
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