Nottingham Forest will travel to Villa Park next week with a one-goal lead.
Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday night. Chris Wood scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 71st minute.
Braga also won the other semi-final match. Braga scored a dramatic 2-1 victory over Freiburg with a goal in the second minute of extra time.
Demir Ege Tiknaz scored for Braga in the eighth minute, while Vincenzo Grifo equalized eight minutes later. The home team's Rodrigo Zalazar missed a penalty in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, before Mario Dorgeles converted in the 92nd minute for the big win.
The Europa League final will be played on May 20 in Istanbul, at the Besiktas stadium.
