Porto held by Forest
In a matchup of former European champions, Nottingham Forest took home a promising 1-1 draw from Porto.
Porto transformed early pressure into a goal after William Gomes tapped in a low cross from Gabriel Veiga.
It was all square just two minutes later when Porto’s Martim Fernandes equalized with an own goal. The right back was almost at the center line when he sent a pass back to Diogo Costa but the goalkeeper was out of position and the ball ended up in the net.
Forest failed to score despite a return of striker Chris Wood from injury to the staring lineup for the first time since October.
Before the two meet at the City Ground in the second leg next week, relegation-threatened Forest hosts Villa in another crucial Premier League game on Sunday.
In the league phase, Forest beat Porto 2-0 at home.