Overview
- Aston Villa will charge Category 2 prices for the second leg at Villa Park after complaints over quarter-final costs, a move confirmed by president of business operations Francesco Calvo.
- Nottingham Forest published clear price bands for the first leg at the City Ground and set staggered sale windows for season card holders and MyForest members.
- The two-leg tie is arranged with Forest hosting the opener and Villa staging the return, which follows UEFA’s standard home-and-away format.
- Forest’s announcement drew praise from supporters on social media for keeping prices accessible, a marked change from criticism during an earlier round.
- Villa had upgraded the Bologna quarter-final to Category 1 after a Category 2 Lille match, and attendance figures cited in coverage fed debate over affordability before the club reverted to Category 2 for the semi-final.