Soccer-Forest denied late in Betis draw as Roma edge Nice in Europa League


Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Real Betis v Nottingham Forest - La Cartuja de Sevilla, Seville, Spain - September 24, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Igor Jesus scores their first goal REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Nottingham Forest’s long-awaited return to European competition ended in a 2-2 Europa League draw at Real Betis on Wednesday, with Igor Jesus’s first-half double cancelled out by a late Antony strike, while AS Roma opened their campaign with a 2-1 victory at Nice.

Forest’s return to a major European competition for the first time since March 1996 began on the wrong foot, with Betis taking the lead inside 15 minutes when Cedric Bakambu fired an effort high into the net.

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