English Clubs Chase European Glory

0:00On April 16th, tonight's the night English clubs chase European glory in the quarter-final second legs. Asden via hold a 3-1 lead over Bologna in the Europa League, Nottingham Forest are level at 1-1 with Porto and Crystal Palace lead, Fiorentina, 3-0 in the conference league. Villa looked prime to advance, Palace are in cruise control, before us need a big performance at home to reach their first semi-final in over 40. Earlier this week, Villa smashed Bologna 3-1 away with goals from Ezri Conza and two from Olly Watkins. Forest grabbed a 1-1 draw in Portugal thanks to a wild-owned goal from 45 yards out. Palace dominated Fiorentina at home with Jean-Philippe Matata scoring from the spot, Tirek Mitchell, tapping in the second, and Ismailis Sar heading, the third right at the end. Fans and pundits are buzzing with excitement. Unai Emery's chasing a fifth Europa League trophy after four wins already, he calls it a

1:00privilege and says he's loving every moment. Forest Striker Chris Wood is back from knee surgery and starting, vowing to hit the ground running. Palace, despite selling stars and a rough league run, are one foot in the semis, turning heads everywhere. Lineups are set with some key returns. Villa stick with their winning side, Emiliano Martinez, back in goal after a knock, plus Tyro Mings and Jadon Sancho on the bench. Forest make five changes without Elliot Anderson due to family reasons, but Wood leads the attack. Palace swap one of front with Yermi Pinoin for the injured Evan Guessand. All eyes on whether these three English sides can sweep into the semis Villa and Palace heavy favorites, forest fighting for that historic run. It's set to be a massive evening across the competitions.