West Ham Conquers Bayer in Europa League Thriller
West Ham United took a massive step towards the Europa League semifinals with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their quarterfinal tie at London Stadium.
Michail Antonio’s 13th minute strike was the difference on a night where David Moyes’ men came out with ferocious intensity to put Leverkusen on the back foot from the opening whistle.
The East Londoners suffocated their German opponents, harrying them into mistake after mistake with an in-your-face press that Leverkusen simply could not handle.