Chris Wood's second-half penalty gave Nottingham Forest the advantage in their all-English Europa League semi-final with Aston Villa.
The New Zealand striker emphatically converted from 12 yards to put Forest just 90 minutes away from a first European final in 46 years as they took a 1-0 first-leg lead.
But they will know there is still work to do if they want to try and follow in the footsteps of Brian Clough's side which won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980.
Vitor Pereira has some way to go before reaching Clough's status, but he has masterminded a stark turnaround of Forest's fortunes as they are now nine games unbeaten in all competitions.
It will be a tough task to defend the slender lead in next week's second leg and Villa are by no means out of the tie.
A nine-game Europa League winning run came to an end at the City Ground, but nobody knows their way around a Europa League semi-final quite like Unai Emery and a fifth title for the Spaniard is not out of his reach just yet, with Villa notoriously strong at Villa Park.
In the other semi-final, Mario Dorgeles struck a dramatic stoppage-time winner to give Braga a 2-1 win over Freiburg, giving the Portuguese hosts a slender advantage for next week's return fixture in Germany.
Braga, the first Portuguese club to feature in a continental semi-final since 2014, are seeking to reach the Europa League final again, 15 years after their defeat by Porto, while Freiburg have already rewritten club history this campaign after never previously progressing beyond the round of 16.
Cheered on by loud home fans, Braga took an early lead through Demir Ege Tiknaz, who converted a Victor Gomez delivery with a close-range finish in the eighth minute.
The visitors responded in the 16th minute through a composed Vincenzo Grifo finish, following a Braga lapse in midfield that allowed Jan-Niklas Beste to charge clear and provide the assist.
Braga missed a chance to lead at the interval after Philipp Lienhart fouled Gustaf Lagerbielke in the area but Rodrigo Zalazar's stoppage-time penalty was expertly saved by goalkeeper Noah Atubolu.
A physical second half appeared destined for a stalemate until the dying moments when Dorgeles pounced on a loose ball to score from close range after Atubolu spilled a long-distance strike.
The second leg will be played next Thursday at Stadion am Wolfswinkel, before the final takes place at Istanbul’s Besiktas Park on May 20 where the winners will face either Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest.
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