By Bonface Mulyungi

Unai Emery’s Villa continued their impressive run with a 7-1 aggregate win over Italy’s Bologna, while Forest put their domestic worries to one side as they edged past Porto 2-1 on aggregate and into a European semi-final for the first time since 1984.

The tie also guarantees there will be a Premier League representative in this season’s Europa League final.

From controversial semi-finals to iconic finals, English sides have crossed paths on the continental stage many times before, so here are eight of the most memorable meetings.

Last season’s Europa League final offered both Tottenham and Manchester United a chance to put their dismal domestic campaigns behind them with silverware – and a route back into the Champions League – on the line.

But it was Spurs who ended their 17-year wait for a trophy as Brennan Johnson’s first-half goal proved enough to pile more misery on the Red Devils, who went on to finish 15th in the Premier League under Ruben Amorim – two places above their opponents.

The long-awaited triumph, however, was not enough to save head coach Ange Postecoglou’s job in north London, even though the Australian delivered on his promise to win silverware in his second season at the club.