Both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa deserved what they got, because they gave up on the UCL qualification race on the last minutes when they were almost there. Forest couldn't win their last match when they know that was the only chance that they have to win Chelsea and qualify. Villa's goalkeeper messed everything up for them due to the red card he got and gave the match to United.
We watch the stellar performance of Nottingham Forest and how they climb so high this season. They failed to make it up for top four but did their best. Do you think it wasn't good enough or they just relented as last minute to give it all up for Chelsea in the last game? The last game against Chelsea was an important win for Nottingham Forest but messed everything up by losing. They qualified for Europa League and that's a win win for them. Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa was competitive to challenge elite teams for a slot in the UEFA Champions League next season but unluckily for them, they couldn't secure a prominent spot and we know how that pan out for them.
Credit to the Forest but they run out of breath in the crucial phase of the end of the season.
Forest in Europe is a dream. It was an incredible season way beyond expectations, but so bittersweet. To be in the top 5 most of the season and to miss out on UCL by 2 points and UEL by 1 point. 1 point from the last 4 home games. What could’ve been? Never know if they will get so close again.
They failed to capitalize on decent positions due to poor decisions that could have created more opportunities.