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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Taha Hashim

Villa and Forest on the edge of glory, plus a new Top Gun? The 80s are so back, baby

Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates after they beat Bologna in the Europa League
Ollie Watkins joins the party after Villa belted Bologna. Photograph: James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

HEROES AND VILLANS

Nottingham Forest’s quest to emulate Tottenham continues. For all of Spurs’ ongoing misery, they remain something of a model club: Forest’s quarter-final victory against Porto on Thursday night keeps that twisted dream alive, to finish 17th in the league and lift Bigger Vase. Naturally, Ange Postecoglou started the run, getting a point at Real Betis in September before passing the baton to Sean Dyche, who did most of the group-stage slog. He then handed over to Vítor Pereira for the knockouts. Should Forest go all the way, they’ll need to cut the manager’s medal into quarters; Nuno Espírito Santo was the man who got them into Europe. Yes, what a healthy way this is to run a football club.

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