Morgan Gibbs-White expressed his support for Nottingham Forest teammate Elliot Anderson on an “emotional night” at the City Ground . Gibbs-White scored the winner for the Reds as they beat Porto 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Vitor Pereira’s side will meet Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the last four of the competition. Forest were without Anderson for the second leg battle against their Portuguese opponents, following the death of the England international’s mother. Gibbs-White had held up a shirt in the midfielder’s honour after finding the back of the net. WORLD CUP LEGENDS: The stars who lit up football’s greatest tournament – Buy the Special Edition today After the match, he told TNT Sports: “Really emotional night. It’s a big shame, he’s an incredible kid and no one deserves this but we’re all with him.” The hosts certainly did not have it all their own way Trentside, despite Porto being reduced to 10 men early on. The visitors twice hit the woodwork and created plenty of chances. The Reds hung on, though, to reach their first European semi-final since 1984. Chants of “Istanbul” had echoed around the stadium on the night as fans’ dreams of reaching the final in Turkey remained alive. “They were chanting that four games ago,” Gibbs-White quipped. “Their expectations are high and so are ours. Villa in the next round, we take it as it comes but we have a Premier League game to focus on first.” JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Get all the Nottingham Forest latest via our Facebook page He added: “We got fortunate (with) them going down to 10 men, we knew it would be difficult. Incredible win and we go onto the semi-final. An incredible night. “One of the best nights I’ve had at the City Ground, thanks to the fans and everyone that’s made it happen. We said early on that we’d take this competition full on and we deservedly got the win today. Now we rest and go into the league.” Every day, the NottinghamshireLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Nottingham Forest content. Our dedicated reporter Sarah Clapson – who you can follow on X by clicking here – follows Forest home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Forest newsletter here . You can also get all your favourite content from NottinghamshireLive’s Forest team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Reds stories on your phone, consider downloading the NottinghamshireLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Nottingham Forest as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here .