Villa seal spot in last 16 as Forest suffer costly lossAFP, PARISAston Villa on Thursday secured their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League with a 1-0 win at Fenerbahce, while Nottingham Forest slid to a costly defeat away to SC Braga. Photo: ReutersMatty Cash struck the post in the second half and Villa held on as goalkeeper Marco Bizot produced a string of key saves with Fenerbahce pushing for an equalizer. Forest face the prospect of going into the playoffs after a limp display in a 1-0 loss to Braga, who climbed up to fifth. Morgan Gibbs-White had a penalty saved early in the second half, and Braga went straight down the other end and scored as Forest captain Ryan Yates bundled into his own net. The Scottish champions host winless Utrecht in their final game on Thursday next week.
