<p>It was another scintillating showcase of Europa and Conference League football Thursday, with more goals abounding. </p> <p>The headline of the night is of course Braga's wild comeback in Seville, where they shocked Real Betis with four consecutive goals to advance. How has Braga become such a resilient group? And what went wrong for Betis? </p> <p>Nottingham Forest squeaked through Porto thanks to a very silly red card and a deflected shot. Are they the 2024-25 Tottenham of this year's competition? Meanwhile, Aston Villa and Freiburg took care of business in impressive fashion. Are they our new favorites to meet in next month's final?</p> <p>Over in the Conference, we witnessed two brilliant comeback attempts, with Strasbourg overwhelming Mainz and AEK Athens falling just short to Rayo Vallecano despite Zine's career night. </p> <p>We also discuss Crystal Palace managing Fiorentina and Shakhtar extinguishing AZ Alkmaar.</p> <p>Finally, we close with some brief thoughts on each eliminated team. What does each club need to do to replicate their European journeys and to go a step further? </p> <p>Cheers to Carlos Vicens (and sub-cheers to Gary O'Neil)!</p>