Friday at Bodymoor Heath. Unai Emery's staff face their most complex preparation challenge of the 2025-26 season: building two separate tactical plans for two different competitions in nine days. Sunday 12 April: Nottingham Forest away. Premier League. A compact, intense fixture at The City Ground that requires specific preparation for Forest's direct style and set-piece threat. Thursday 17 April (approximately): Bologna away. Europa League quarter-final first leg. A technically demanding European fixture against an Italian side with a distinct tactical identity. Today's session at Bodymoor Heath will begin the Forest-specific work. Nuno Espirito Santo's tactical patterns — the direct first line of pressure, the aerial threat from set pieces, the counter-pressing after losing the ball — will be the focus of the initial analysis sessions. The Bologna preparation begins next Tuesday, running in parallel once the Forest tactical installation is largely complete. Squad management is the most visible challenge. Players who start against Forest will need sufficient recovery before the Bologna leg. Emery will likely rotate in one or two positions between the two fixtures while keeping his strongest XI available for both. The preparation begins today. The results arrive within ten days. 📅 Sun 12 Apr (Forest) | Thu 17 Apr (Bologna) 🏆 GW30 + EL QF | Bodymoor Heath's Biggest Week