NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The fifth round of games in the Europa League on Thursday includes two rematches of past European Cup finals.

Nottingham Forest hosts Sweden’s Malmö FF, which was a semi-professional team in 1979 when it lost the European Cup final 1-0 in Munich to the English side, which also went on to retain the title the following year.

Forest has invited players from both 1979 teams and they will be greeting the fans before the Europa League match at the City Ground.

The legendary forward Trevor Francis, who headed the only goal of the game in the final 46 years ago, died in 2023.

Forest is boosted by a 3-0 triumph over Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday and is seeking a second victory in this season’s Europa League, under new coach Sean Dyche. Malmö

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