Nigeria, April 17 -- There are nights in Europe when progress is not about flair, but resolve. Not about dominance, but survival.

At the City Ground, Ola Aina and Nottingham Forest leaned into that reality, and came out stronger.

Forest booked their place in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals after grinding out a 2-1 aggregate victory over FC Porto in a quarter-final contest that demanded discipline across both legs.

The first meeting in Portugal ended 1-1; tight, balanced, unresolved. The second leg followed the same script.

Only this time, Forest found the moment that mattered.

It came through Morgan Gibbs-White. After an unfortunate red card for ex-Southampton man Jan Bednarek in the 8th min reduced his side to 10 men.

A first-ha...