Overview
- Forest won 2-1 after extra time in Denmark to level the tie 2-2 on aggregate, then advanced 3-0 in the penalty shoot-out.
- Nicolás Domínguez’s looping header pulled Forest level in the tie before half-time and Ryan Yates put them ahead, with Martin Erlic forcing extra time.
- Extra time featured disallowed goals for Lorenzo Lucca and Yates for offside before the match was settled from the spot.
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangaré and Neco Williams converted their penalties, while Midtjylland failed with all three attempts, twice hitting the post.
- Pereira’s lineup featured nine changes with several regulars on the bench, Stefan Ortega starting in goal, and Callum Hudson-Odoi and Taiwo Awoniyi absent; Forest await Stuttgart or Porto next and visit Tottenham on Sunday.