Ibrahim Oladamola
West Ham are through to their first European final since 1976 after beating AZ Alkmaar 1-0 to progress 3-1 on aggregate in the Europa Conference League.
Having been knocked out in the Europa League semi-finals just over a year ago after a naive performance at Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg, West Ham showed they had learned their lesson with a measured display to see out the tie.
West Ham’s slender advantage from the first leg allowed them to sit back and soak up the Dutch side’s attacks, but AZ did not put the visitors under much pressure – finishing the game with just two shots on target. Lucas Paqueta went close to scoring when he hit the post in the first half before substitute Pablo Fornals secured the Hammers’ spot in the final with a stoppage-time winner.
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David Moyes’ side will face either Basel or Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League on Wednesday June 7 in Prague. West Ham, who are 15th in the Premier League, can secure passage to the Europa League next season if they are victorious in this competition.
