Nikola Milenkovic will start for Nottingham Forest tonight as they aim to reach a European final for the first time since 1980.
Forest’s pedigree in Europe stretches back a number of years, and tonight, the team are 90 minutes away from etching their own name into the history books.
Last week’s 1-0 win, courtesy of a Chris Wood penalty, gives Forest a very slender advantage going into tonight, but there is still work to do.
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Villa have their own history with European competitions, and in Unai Emery, they have the manager who has won this trophy the most times.
Milenkovic reached two European finals with Fiorentina, and ahead of tonight’s game, he’s praised one Forest performer.
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Nikola Milenkovic raves about Jair Cunha
Since Vitor Pereira came to the club, Cunha has been given more game time, and he appears to be relishing it.
Sean Dyche preferred Morato in the absence of Murillo earlier in the season, and that led to the Brazilian making more mistakes.
However, Cunha doesn’t look like the sort who will make too many mistakes, and Milenkovic has heaped praise on the talented player.
He said in yesterday’s press conference: “Jair is a young player, but he’s really talented. I really like him.
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“And bits you can’t see too, he works really hard and has the desire to improve every day.”
Cunha can still develop at Forest and perhaps next season will be his big breakout campaign.
Murillo might leave the club during the summer transfer window and if he does it would appear as though the club have a ready-made replacement.
Forest have failed with a lot of players since returning to the Premier League, but with Jair Cunha, the club might have hit the jackpot all over again, unearthing another diamond it seems.
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