00:00Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace have all progressed through to European semi-finals,
00:09marking a significant night for clubs across the Midlands and in London as well.
00:15Palace's achievement is particularly notable as they have reached semi-finals of a European competition for the first time in
00:25their history
00:26and made a step forward on the continental stage for Palace.
00:30In the Conference League, the Eagles were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina,
00:35but their commanding first-leg performance and result held them in good stead, progressing them on aggregate.
00:44Meanwhile, Aston Villa produced the standout result of European fixtures in the quarter-finals.
00:50With a 4-0 win over Bologna under Unai Emery, they extended their aggregate lead comfortably.
00:57Oli Watkins was on hand to put them ahead and score his 100th goal for the club,
01:02while Buendia, Morgan Rodgers and Esri Consa also got on the score sheet as well.
01:08Forest were pushed all the way by 10-man Porto,
01:13but Morgan Gibbs' White's deflected effort secured a 2-1 win in a historic semi-final.
01:21Villa and Forest now meet in the Europa League semi-final with a Premier League clash
01:26and a place in Istanbul on the line.
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