Villa's first chance of the game falls for Pau Torres after a cross from Matty Cash as it falls for the Spanish defender who's header is tipped over the bar by Stefan Ortega.
Villa's first chance of the game falls for Pau Torres after a cross from Matty Cash as it falls for the Spanish defender who's header is tipped over the bar by Stefan Ortega.
Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest 12'
The decibel level inside Villa Park is sky-high. The home crowd are doing everything they can to back their team and push to overturn the first-leg deficit.
Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest 3'
Midlands Derby as Villa get underway at Villa Park.
Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest 1'
We are minutes away from kick-off at the boisterous Villa Park with the home fans in full voice, supporting and backing their team.
"I am excited, 100%. I am so motivated. When I arrived here three and a half years ago, it was a dream to be playing a semi-final in the Europa League.
"I'm going to enjoy it. In fact, I'm enjoying it now. I would prefer to be here right now [talking to the media] than at home.
"To reach a semi-final is a huge achievement. To win a trophy is very difficult. It's not a defeat if we don't win a trophy. The objective is to always keep improving and make sure we have these opportunities in the present and in the future. We have the opportunity right now, but only one team is going to win. This is football."
Nottingham Forest XI: Ortega, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, McAtee, Jesus, Wood.
Substitutes: Sels, Willows, Murillo, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Lucca, Yates, Bakwa, Whitehall, Sinclair, Hanks
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Tielemans, Lindelof, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Watkins
Substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Garcia, Luiz, Bailey, Elliott, Sancho, Abraham
Forest are looking to reach their third major European final after, the 1978-79 and 1979-80 European Cups. The Premier League side have been knocked out from one of their last 13 knockout stage ties.
Aston Villa have won each of their last nine home games in major European competition, since a 0-0 draw with Juventus in last season’s Champions League.
Location: Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Date: Friday, May 8
Kick-off Time: 12:30 AM IST.