🔗 Share this article Igor Jesus Scores a Brace as Nottingham Forest Round Off European Campaign with Victory over Hungarian Opponents The Brazilian forward has now scored eleven strikes in every tournament for the club this campaign. At a Glance The home side were previously qualified to the knockout round. A Ferencvaros defender own goal gives Nottingham Forest a opening period lead. The striker's European strike puts the team in command. Striker nets again with a clinical effort in the second half. The midfielder caps a excellent display with a spot-kick. The Brazilian attacker found the net on two occasions as Nottingham Forest concluded the league phase of the Europa League with a convincing triumph against Ferencvaros at the home stadium. Forest had previously guaranteed a berth in the next qualifying round and entered this fixture with a small chance of reaching the league's elite, although they required other matches to go their way. That did not happen but this confident performance will give the supporters belief that their team can navigate the two-legged play-off to reach the last 16. A Ferencvaros midfielder did hit the post with a header inside the opening stages for the away team – who are managed by ex-Premier League forward Robbie Keane – but it was all Forest from then on. They opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Ryan Yates' cross was deflected in by the defender and doubled the lead four minutes later – the striker firing an effort in at the back post for his 10th goal of the season. Jesus' 11th came soon after the restart when he made a perfectly-timed run to escape the defence and then place a shot past the goalkeeper. The third strike killed off the visitors' aspirations of making a comeback and instead Forest scored again when the impressive McAtee converted a spot-kick after a foul by the unfortunate Bence Otvos inside the box on Dan Ndoye. The Europa League knockout phase play-off draw is scheduled on the final Friday of January (midday UK time), where Forest might face either Fenerbahce or Panathinaikos. "It's more than the result, there was that feel about it. I want these players to do well as a unit, the whole squad," said manager Sean Dyche. "That was another stride forward, but it is a positive one." Forest Analysis: Jesus Catches Eye as Recent Arrival Watches On Jesus has been a standout performer for Nottingham Forest in European competition this season with six of his 11 goals scored in the tournament. This double also means he has scored three goals in his previous two outings and the prospect of competition for his place in attack could be providing motivation. Italian forward Lorenzo Lucca was recently signed on loan and he was watching this game from the directors' box. This development may well have been on the striker's mind as he was impressive against Ferencvaros, producing two excellent goals and generally being a constant threat to the visitors' defence with his speed and movement. Jesus was not the only one in impressing, with James McAtee producing his finest display in a Forest jersey since signing from Manchester City in the previous transfer window, while Dan Ndoye also performed well. These encouraging performances will give Forest some renewed optimism as they switch focus to increasing the gap from the bottom three when they host their London rivals on the weekend. "All you can ask for is a response," continued Dyche. "I've never questioned their commitment or their loyalty or integrity. It is just about displaying your quality. "James was very good and Dan Ndoye was super sharp. Jesus got another couple and these are positive indicators." Star Performer #19 The Striker Match rating: 9.1 Nottingham Forest Key Performers #19: Rating 9.10 #24: Rating 8.8 #22: Rating 8.6 #6: Average Rating 8.01 N. Milenković: Average Rating 7.9 The Visitors Ratings #11: Rating 4.14 Júlio Romão: Average Rating 4.1 K. Zachariassen: Rating 4.09 After the opportunity to rate players has ended, the score shown is the average from all the submissions.