SEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Nottingham Forest returns to European competition after three decades with a trip to Spain to face Real Betis in its Europa League opener Wednesday.

The Premier League team reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the current second-tier competition, in the 1995-96 season and hasn’t been back.

Forest is still looking for its first victory under new coach Ange Postecoglou after two losses and a draw since the former Tottenham manager took over from the fired Nuno Espírito Santo .

Postecoglou was fired by Tottenham in June despite winning the Europa League for Spurs’ first trophy in 17 years after a season in which they endured their worst-ever Premier League campaign, finishing 17th.

Forest is in the Europa League instead of Crystal Palace

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