Namibia: Villa, Forest revive European glory days in semi final showdown – Sport

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, two clubs rich in European history, are one step from a first continental final in decades as they meet in the last four of the Europa League.

English clubs dominated the European Cup, now known as the Champions League, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with two triumphs for Forest and one for Villa.

But the clubs — just 80 kilometres apart in the English Midlands — have had contrasting seasons as they prepare for the first leg on…