4 min: Off the line! Murillo has to come to Forest’s rescue after Billing gets to the byline and crosses for Brumado. His header is well placed and eludes Sels but not Murillo, who hooks it clear.
2 min: Forest have lined up with a back three with Callum Hudson-Odoi at left wing-back and Ola Aina on the right. Omari Hutchinson is in a more central role.
We’ve had the Europa League anthem (very underrated in my opinion), some of the mascots heading away draped in a player’s oversized jacket such is the weather. The referee’s coin almost flies away during the toss.
Nicolas Domínguez gets the ball rolling for Forest.
“Today the weather is very good,” smiles Vítor Pereira in his pre-match TV chat. It’s been tipping it down during the warm-ups and the wind is swirling. The players will leave the refuge of the dressing rooms any moment now …
