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West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Kudus, Soucek, Bowen; Antonio. Subs: Anang, Knightbridge, Johnson, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Casey, Mubama, Swyer, Orford.
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Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Kovar; Stanisic, Tah, Kossounou, Hincapie; Xhaka, Palacios; Tella, Wirtz, Grimaldo; Schick. Subs: Hradecky, Lomb, Hofmann, Andrich, Tapsoba, Arthur, Adli, Boniface, Frimpong, Puerta, Izekor.
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Bundesliga champions, DFB-Pokal finalists and an overall record of Played 43 Won 38 Drawn 5 Lost 0; somehow, Xabi Alonso has magicked Neverkusen into Everkusen and his squad stand on the cusp of one of football’s all-time great seasons.
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In a sense they’ve already started next term too, retaining the services of their manager despite stiff competition for them. So, with that decided and the pressure of a title race converted into ecstatic relief, they arrive in London looking and feeling impregnable.
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Not so fast. While it’s true that Victor Boniface’s injury-time goal which turned 1-0 into 2-0 seemed like the decisive moment of this tie, West Ham have won every European home game across the last two seasons and, like almost every Premier League side, have the artillery to hurt any opponent – if they can get enough of the ball.
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Which is a big “if”, granted, but Leverkusen will only progress if they’re able to contain Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Mohammed Kudus – while dealing with West Ham’s threat at set-pieces, and that too is a not insubstantial “if”. Chances are they find a way because that’s what they do, but if they’re still celebrating their weekend triumph and even if they’re not, tonight will be a serious challenge.
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Kick-off: 8pm BST
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important events
goal! West Ham United (1) 1-0 (2) (Antonio 13)
Kossounou, who owns the filly, let go of the ball and West Ham sent the ball to Bowen, who was 35 yards out from the right infield. He curls up like a cross and eventually Kovar comes and Antonio jumps over both him and the hapless Kossounou, outmuscles him and heads the Ribanner into the net! Game Start!
13 minutes Already, this is becoming more of a contest than the first leg.
11 minutes Coufal’s poor throw ultimately connects with Palacios, who pushes Terra forward. He takes a touch, takes a look, drills a riser off the edge, and Fabianski, now 39, redirects the post. Here came the corner, but it was too easy for Leverkusen.
10 minutes So far this has been a bit of a mess, and a nervous-looking Kossounou yields it to Kudus…his heavy touch means he’ll be taken down quickly.
8 minutes Pressed by Ward-Prowse, Kovar swings inside, crosses his foot over the ball and moves to the outside. It’s dangerous, but beautiful.
7 minutes Development is also progressing in Bergamo! Mohamed Salah’s penalty put Liverpool up 1-0 on the night and they lost 3-1 on aggregate. Atalanta must be feeling it too.
6 minutes The free-kick from 40 yards was squared and Coufal brilliantly fired it home.
5 minutes Both teams are enjoying possession, rolling the ball at the back, but Fabianski doesn’t do any of that nonsense and keeps kicking the ball for long periods of time. A poor touch from Cossonou causes Ward-Prowse to steal possession and inevitably lift his foot high to cross. His path is set and the defender is booked.
3 minutes It’s all been West Ham’s way so far, with the crowd backing them up, but so far there’s also been a precious little injustice, and while I’m typing Leverkusen settle in and Alvarez brings the ball up. was forced to drag Palacios down.
2 minutes A year ago Kovar was Man United’s fourth-choice keeper, now he’s a champion. Jadon Sancho wants to take it a step further.
1 minute Kudus advanced down the left and crossed, Coufal pushed in from wide and Kovar claimed the ball.
1 minute FKick-off, West Ham struggled for a long time. Of course it is.
1 minute And we’re off!
…and here comes the team!
Our players are trapped in a tunnel…
Regarding Leverkusen, They want to extend the pitch and have West Ham’s back four cover the width of the pitch, thereby creating space for Wirtz. It’s also believed that Soucek doesn’t have the mobility to keep up with them, leaving Alvarez with a lot of work to do.
Where can I find the game? I can’t lie, if I were a West Ham fan I would have liked Moesaia to be a little more bullish instead of praising the quality of his opponents. But they are the live dogs here, with Cresswell and Ward-Prowse providing quality play in the box as Bowen and Kudus target the spaces between Leverkusen’s centre-backs and full-backs. you would expect. I would venture to say that Moyes also wants Soucek to run away from Xhaka, but this will all become more difficult if Leverkusen dominate possession. So I expect the Irons to try to approach the game their way. I don’t know about that, but I think their best hope is to catch up early and then throw more players up front as the situation develops.
I saw someone in the audience wearing West Ham Dagenham Motors kit from the 90s. My school didn’t have sports properly – a competition in the city of London, the Nye Ground – but we played one game and somehow our teacher gave us 11 pieces of West Ham Dagenham Motors kit. He showed up with a . You can imagine how that happened. Unfortunately, I think it has already been decided that this epic story will be made into a movie.
Manager David Moyes told TNT that it is a big task but West Ham will approach it in the right way. They don’t open up right away – haha, who thought they would? – But you will want to put more pressure on the “really great opponent” than you did last week.
Otherwise, Mavrapanos has a foot injury but hopes Bowen will make a difference, with this being his team’s third quarter in three years and the first two quarters being theirs. said he won.
Matthew Matty Cash scored the equalizer for Villa in Lille. The score is 3-3, so it’s overtime.
And yet, 20 minutes before the team came out? That’s a confident manager.
When asked about Florian Wirtz, He gushed that he was a “special player” and said they needed to get him in the right spot on the ball. He makes unteachable runs in the pocket and between the lines, is really good at making the right pass at the right time to the millimeter, and the team is pushing him to score more goals this season.
More Alonso: Against the low block we played against West Ham last week, the centre-backs will be important and the rest of the defense will need to be good to be able to counter-press effectively. They don’t want to face many changes, but this year they have enough time to work on such things, and now it is automatic.
Alonso speaks! Sunday was “very special” as he won his first league title, but from Tuesday he focused on tonight’s big task. West Ham were “a very competitive team” with Bowen back and beat Freiburg. But the plan is not to protect the lead, but rather to play football and aim to win the game.
When asked specifically about Bowen, he praised his energy and quality, saying he was “one of the top players”, and then when asked about his style, he said it was mainly because he had good players. It’s not really a question of tactics, but rather a question of principle. They can change formations and they are not a soft team.
One wonders why Alonso made such a change. Frimpong certainly looked like he was celebrating well the other day, but I think the rotation is because he has cup games, European games and an unbeaten record to defend. So, with a 2-0 lead, now is the right time to make changes, especially considering the quality. of his troops. On that point, I’m really looking forward to seeing who’s coming this summer. This is because when you add Champions League prize money to one big sale, it becomes a sizeable deal in the market.
The return of Jarrod Bowen is a huge boon for West Ham. Obviously he’s scoring goals, but more than that, he’s raised the bar this season. This hasn’t been a strong run and his teammates know they can trust him.
Elsewhere: In the conference, Lille led Villa 2-0 on the night and led 3-2 on aggregate with 10 minutes left.
Meanwhile, Leverkusen will also make changes from the first leg. Edmund Tapsoba, Jeremy Frimpong and Amin Adli are out, and Pierro Hincapie, Odilon Kossou and Nathan Tella are in. They will also change from 3-4-2-1 to 4-2-3-1.
West Ham are without Lucas Paqueta through suspension, which is a big mistake, but his replacement is Edson Alvarez, who was suspended for the first leg. Otherwise, Konstantinos Mavropanos, who is also suspended, and Emerson will be absent, with Naev Agerud and Jarrod Bowen joining. As a result, the formation will be changed from 3-4-2-1 to 4-2-3-1. , as UEFA says, 4-3-3.
write them down, What are they going to do then?
team!
West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Zuma, Agard, Cresswell. Ward-Prowse, Alvarez. Kudus, Susek, Bowen. Antonio. sub: Annan, Knightbridge, Johnson, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Casey, Mbama, Swire, Orford.
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Kobar; Stanich, Tar, Kosounow, Hincapie. Xhaka, Palacios. Terra, Wirtz, and Grimaldo. chic. sub: Hradecki, Rom, Hofmann, Andrich, Tapsoba, Arthur, Adri, Boniface, Frimpong, Puerta, Izekol.
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preamble
Bundesliga champion, DFB Pokal finalist, overall record: 43 wins, 38 draws, 5 losses, 0. Somehow, Xabi Alonso led Neverkusen to a magical Everkusen, and his team is on the cusp of the best season in football history.
In a sense, they have already started next season, retaining the services of their manager despite stiff competition. So, it was decided, the pressure of the title race gave way to ecstatic relief, and they arrived in London looking and feeling impregnable.
It’s not that fast. It’s true that Victor Boniface’s stoppage-time goal, which turned 1-0 into 2-0, appeared to be the decisive moment in the draw, but West Ham have won every home game in Europe over the past two seasons. and like almost every team in the Premier League, they have a cannon that can cause damage to any opponent if they get enough of the ball.
Admittedly this is a big ‘what if’, but Leverkusen will only progress if they can contain Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Mohamed Kudus while dealing with West Ham’s threat from set pieces, and is also not substantive. It’s possible they’ll find a way because that’s their job, but tonight will be a serious challenge if they’re still celebrating their win over the weekend, or even if they’re not.
Kick-off: 8pm (BST)
