Nottingham Forest vs Juventus
Nottingham Forest's 2025–26 season: Europa League debut, four managers, and survival on the final day.
The 2025–26 season was the 160th season in the history of Nottingham Forest Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season competing in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, the latter being the club's first season in a UEFA competition for 29 years.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- European Cup (mid-1970s; early 1980s)
- Forest's continental peak
- European Cup winners 1979 & 1980
- Venue (forest home)
- The City Ground, Nottingham
- Venue (juventus home)
- Stadio Comunale (Stadio Olimpico di Torino), Turin
- Nature of the fixture
- European Cup knockout-stage meeting (not a domestic or geographic rivalry)
Lore & Background
On 8 September, head coach Nuno Espírito Santo was relieved from his duties. A day later, former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was announced as Forest's new head coach. Just over a month later on 18 October, Postecoglou was dismissed following the side's 0–3 home loss to Chelsea; Forest failed to win any of their eight matches while he was at the helm. Three days later, Sean Dyche was announced as the new head coach, on a two-year contract. Dyche was sacked on 12 February after less than four months in charge, with the club 17th in the Premier League. On 15 February Vítor Pereira was appointed head coach on an 18-month deal. Forest secured Premier League survival following Arsenal's 1–0 victory over West Ham United on 10 May.
Reader's Guide
Nottingham Forest entered the FA Cup in the third round, drawn away to Wrexham. As one of the Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Forest entered the EFL Cup in the third round, drawn away to Swansea City. In the UEFA Europa League league phase, Forest were drawn against Midtjylland, Porto, Malmö FF and Ferencváros at home, and Real Betis, Sturm Graz, Utrecht and Braga away. In the knockout phase play-offs, they faced Fenerbahçe; in the round of 16, Midtjylland; in the quarter-finals, Porto; and in the semi-finals, Aston Villa.
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