Nottingham Forest embarked on their first European campaign in nearly three decades, but their narrow defeat in Braga was concerning. Forest’s lackluster performance was highlighted by a series of mistakes, culminating in captain Ryan Yates’s own goal, sealing Braga’s win. Visiting fans in northern Portugal voiced their displeasure at Sean Dyche, jeering players and chanting: “Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go.”
The match at this distinctive stadium was almost thwarted by heavy rainstorms before kickoff, causing concern among the 2,100 traveling fans that the event might be postponed. However, the weather cleared, and a pre-match pitch inspection was unnecessary. Even Dyche swapped his shorts for a full Forest tracksuit. Forest supporters turned up in large numbers, including hundreds without tickets, hoping this wouldn’t be their last European journey of the season.
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