Its over
Bayer Leverkusen qualified for the Europa League semi-final, winning on aggregate by 3 goals to 1. Xavi Alonso's team is still alive in search of the treble.
Scores by: Jermie Firmpong at 89' and Michail Antonio at 13'.
Edson Álvarez played 84 minutes of the game.
90'
4 minutes more in the game.
89' | Goal from Leverkusen
Goal from Leverkusen, it is the score that breaks the tie, the tie is for the Germans. Jeremie Frimpong finishes but the defensive rebound does not help Fabianski to get the ball.
87'
Last change for Leverkusen, Robert Andrich enters the field, to make the line of 5 for Wirtz.
85'
Tomas Soucek and Palacios are reprimanded for complaints. West Ham has 5 more minutes, looking for the goal from a free kick, but it is offside.
84' | They live in country
Xavi Alonso wants to get on the field, so angry. Frimpong had the goal of the tie at his feet, a shot over the goal. Coufal and Edson Álvarez leave. To enter Courtney with Johnson.
80'
Both with yellow cards, Zouma and Coufal reprimanded for complaining to the referee. We are in the last 10 minutes of the game.
78'
David Moyes prepares another change, Maxwel Cornet will enter the field. Kudus finishes but is stuck in the defense.
72'
Yellow card for Bowen for complaining, West Ham desperate to score the second goal. David Moyes tries to change his picture.
68'
Amine Adli enters the field for the Spanish Grimaldo. West Ham comes from behind. Edson Álvarez looks to get out of the midfield.
66' | Near the tie
Piero Hincapié tried to shoot but no luck, Frimpong takes a shot on goal and Fabianski saves. More arrival from Leverkusen, another corner kick.
60' | It could have been the second goal
Jarrod Bowen sends a dangerous cross, it goes to one side of Kovar's goal. West Ham close to the second goal of the night.
56'
They call for a foul on Antonio, but the referee says there is no contact, Leverkusen with a counterattack. The Germans play better, but the home defense is better.
54'
Leverkusen have their first corner kick, Grimaldo to collect the clearance, but it goes to the first post, it is cleared, West Ham controls possession again.
51' | It's not going well
The first one that Florian Wirtz has, he shoots hard over Fabianski's goal.
50'
Grimaldo makes a great mark, Bayer improves, the fans play their role by putting pressure on the rivals. West Ham with a handoff into the penalty area.
Second Half
The second half begins, West Ham wins 1-0, overall in favor of Leverkusen.
Antonio Goal | 1-2
GOAL | WEST HAM 1-0 LEVERKUSEN | ANTONIO GETS ONE BACK FOR THE HAMMERSpic.twitter.com/NPGK9Anwli
— SimplyGoal (@SimplyGoal) April 18, 2024
Halftime
We go to half time, West Ham wins with 1 goal from Michail Antonio, with an assist from Jarrod Bowen. Angelo Ogbona came on as a replacement for the injured Aguerd.
Great game by Edson Álvarez marking Wirtz.
50'
The last corner kick of the game, Kovar clears that ball, the center was very closed, the game is going to end.
45' | 5 more minutes and West Ham change
5 minutes left in the first half. He leaves the field due to an ankle injury, Nayef Aguerd for Ogbona.
44'
Edson Álvarez shoots at the goal, but is hit by the defense, West Ham much better, Leverkusen asks for the game to be over.
39'
Edson Álvarez is playing a great game, marking Wirtz, Antonio almost scores the second goal, finishing with a header, but Piero Hincapié clears the danger.
36' |Possible injury
Possible injury for West Ham sets off alarm bells, possible change is coming to replace Nayef Aguerd. But the player gets up, to test if he can continue, if not the change stops.
32' | Yellow cards
There are expulsions on the benches for characters from the coaching staff, Jonathan Tah and Antonio with yellow cards.
30' | Change and problems
Leverkusen's first substitution was the one who made the errors, Odilon Kossounou, and he also received a yellow card. The one who entered was Edmond Tapsoba.
Apart from that there is an exchange of shoves, fights on the benches, arguments, yellow or red cards are going to come out.
26' | First change in sight
Edson Álvarez shot over the goal, Xavi Alonso goes to the bench to think about alternatives. Leverkusen's first change is being prepared.
24' | It was almost the second goal
Edson Alvarez with a special mark on Wirtz. Odilon is making defensive errors, the Mexican recovers the ball, Kovar saves a missile from Jarrod Bowen.
19' | It was almost the second goal
It was almost West Ham's second goal, Mohammed Kudus makes a great shot at Kovar's goal, goalkeeper Matej saves with one hand.
13' |West Ham goal
West Ham goal. Michail Antonio scores, great header, opens the score 1-0. Kossounou gave the ball away, the Hammers are 2-1 on aggregate, one more goal to tie the aggregate.
Assisting was Jarrod Bowen.
10' | Great shot
Kossounou causes the error, losing possession, his teammates recover, and end up giving the ball to West Ham. Fabianski makes a great save from Tella's shot.
6' | Yellow Card
First yellow card of the match, Odilon Kossounou commits a foul, is cautioned. Leverkusen is going to clear from behind.
2' | Intense Start
First foul of the match, West Ham likely to create a chance from above, but Leverkusen clear. Xavi gives the first instructions to his players.
0' | Start the game
The West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen match begins from the Olympic Stadium in London.
Minutes before the start of the game
Everything ready from the London Olympic Stadium. West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen are going to face each other in a very important Europa League match, seeking to reach the semi-final.
Leverkusen subs
Hradecky, Lomb, Hofmann, Andrich, Tapsoba, Arthur, Adli, Boniface, Frimpong, Puerta, Izekor.
Leverkusen Lineup
Kovar, Stanisic, Hincapie, Tah, Kossounou, Wirtz, Schick, Tella, Grimaldo, Palacios, Xhaka.
West Ham Lineup
Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Álvarez, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Kudus, Bowen, Antonio.
West Ham subs
Anang, Knightbridge, Ogbonna, Ings, Johson, Cornet, Mubama, Orford, Casey, Swyer.
Live your best moment
Florian Wirtz is the player to watch for this German champion team, in the last 4 games he has scored 6 goals and 1 assist. In the Europa League he has only made 3 goals, 4 assists, 2 yellow cards, 67 touches per game, 0.9 shots on goal, every 152 minutes he scores a goal.
The referee
The refereeing will be carried out by the Spanish, José María Sánchez, with 5.2 yellow cards per game and 0.27 red cards.
They are already warming up
Both teams are already doing stretching exercises prior to the start of the game between West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
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— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) April 18, 2024
🔜 #WHUB04 pic.twitter.com/n9hAT20JDl
West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen bets
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The teams arrived
West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen have arrived at the venue, just minutes after they go out to warm up, after the actions begin in this match of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Machín is the owner
Edson Álvarez has a phenomenal presence at West Ham, with 1 goal in the Europa League, 6 games, 1 assist, 1.0 interceptions per game, 5 balls recovered per game, 3 yellow cards, 44% of duels won on the ground and 46% aerial duels won.
Costumes
Everything is ready for the players of both teams to arrive, the locker rooms are already complete with all the players' accessories
A sudar la camiseta por el West Ham United. ⚒️❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/aikvSchdvH
— West Ham Español (@WestHamEspanol) April 18, 2024
The fans arrived
The fans of both teams have already arrived at the Olympic Stadium in London, waiting for their team and just minutes before they go out to warm up in this round of West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen.
Meisterlicher Fanmarsch zum @EuropaLeague-Rückspiel in London! 🙌
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) April 18, 2024
🔜 #WHUB04 | #UEL | #Bayer04 pic.twitter.com/KTjL4Am45y
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Xavi Alonso the fashion technician
Leverkusen is the trendy team, but the success they have is thanks to Xavi Alonso's game model, with 29 games, 25 wins, 4 draws, zero defeats in the Bundesliga. With 74 goals for, 19 against. In the Europa League in group H they won all their games, 6 games and 6 won, 19 goals for, 3 against, with 18 points. They are looking for the triplet, first by winning the Bundesliga, they are in the Pokal final against FCK, in the month of May. Xavi's model is 3-4-2-1.
West Ham players to watch
West Ham has Mohammed Kudus with 5 goals in 8 games, Lucas Paqueta is the team's second top scorer, followed by Tomás Soucek with 2 goals in the Europa League. In assists mode, James Ward Prowse had 4 assists, Jarrod Bowen has 3 assists and Tomás Soucek has 2 assists.
Leverkusen players to watch
Bayer has Florian Wirtz as the assists leader with 4 assists, with 3 goals, Victor Boniface has 5 goals, being the top scorer, Patrik Schick has 5 goals in the 6 most recent games. But we don't leave behind Amine Adli with 2 assists just like Josip Stanisic.
History between teams
Only 2 times have these teams met, Leverkusen have won the 2 most recent games, West Ham have not been able to defeat them. In the first game they had, the Germans won by 4 goals to 0, in 2023 in a friendly match. The most recent duel they had in the Europa League, with 2 goals to 0, was on April 11, 2024. This game will be the third, it will be that Bayer wins again.
A different reality
West Ham lives in a different context, because in the Premier League they are eighth with 48 points, 33 games, 13 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. If they want to go to Europe next season they must finish in the top 5, a place occupied by Spurs. The reality that they are in the quarterfinals of the Europa League comes from losing to Fulham. They haven't won since the Wolves game on April 6. The Premier League card begins the week of the 27th, because there are 4 important rivals, Liverpool, Chelsea, Luton Town and Manchester City.
What happened on Sunday at the BayArena?
Leverkusen won the Bundesliga with 4 games remaining, with 79 points Xavi Alonso's team broke Bayern's winning streak. There was a party, with the 5 goals they scored, in a great game by Florian Wirtz, scoring a hat trick of goals. Confirming their great season, Victor Boniface and Xhaka closed the scoreboard.
How do I finish the first leg?
The first leg in Germany ended with a victory at the BayArena, with 2 goals from Leverkusen, with goals from Jonas Hofmann in the 83rd minute and Victor Boniface in the 91st minute. In the yellow cards, Lucas Paqueta and Emerson received a warning.
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