BEES STING

Nuno's Champions League hopes dented

- by NEIL MOXLEY

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO’S season of promise in danger of imploding after a second decisive blow in five days.

The Portuguese had masterminded Nottingham Forest's meteoric rise to the upper reaches of the Premier League with a plan built on defensive solidity.

But Thomas Frank's away-day specialists caught them cold with a strike in each half that will leave the home boss fuming.

Coming as it did after the emotional heartache of an FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City, the pain of this loss will be even more acutely felt.