V. Pereira: "We are looking at the upcoming matches and sometimes we have to take risks."

2026-02-27 11:07 © IMAGO/Sportimage

The Nottingham Forest club lost 1:2 at home to Istanbul's Fenerbahçe team but won with an aggregate score of 4:2.

The head coach of the "Forests," Vitor Pereira, commented on the rotations made and mentioned why he acted this way:

"We suffered a bit, but we are at a point in the season where we need to think not just about one game but about the upcoming ones.

I decided to take risks because I had to think about the upcoming match against Brighton, and this is very important for us.

We need to come into them with energy. My decisions were not just related to this game."

"We have ambitions in the Europa League, and it’s time to move forward to the next stage."

The draw for the round of 16 and the remaining stages will take place today at 2 p.m.