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Nottingham, Stuttgart Hold 3-0 Europa Leads

Nottingham Forest and Stuttgart both hold commanding 3-0 leads heading into their Europa League playoff return matches.

Nottingham Forest, led by new manager Vítor Pereira, secured a 3-0 victory at Fenerbahçe, while Stuttgart overcame Celtic 4-1 at Parkhead. Both English and German clubs are in strong positions to advance to the round of 16.

Elsewhere in the Europa League playoffs, Genk leads Dinamo Zagreb 3-1, Bologna has a 1-0 advantage against Brann, and Celta holds a 2-1 edge over PAOK. Lille trails Red Star 1-0 before their second leg. In the Conference League, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Zrinjski Mostar and will need to perform better at home.