David Moyes saluted a “huge” efficiency from West Ham after they surprised Sevilla to achieve the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Andriy Yarmolenko climbed off the bench to sink the LaLiga aspect because the Hammers extended their European journey with a dramatic extra-time win.
West Ham, debutants within the knockout stage of the Europa League, grew to become the primary English staff to beat the six-time winners within the match at a raucous London Stadium.
Andriy Yarmolenko scored West Ham’s winner (Nigel French/PA)
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Trailing 1-0 from the primary leg, Tomas Soucek headed West Ham stage within the first half and, on a real European glory night time harking back to Upton Park in its heyday, Yarmolenko fired the Hammers to a 2-1 combination victory and right into a historic quarter-final.
Moyes, referencing the membership’s new unofficial anthem, mentioned: “Tonight we have been huge, the best way we performed. We deserved it ultimately. It was a very nice night time and one we actually loved. The story tonight was the staff.
“Are we favourites to win it? No. However we put out the staff who’re serial winners, so that can give us quite a lot of confidence. They have been two powerful video games, actually shut. I believe we did a very good job placing out a Spanish staff.
“We’re nonetheless climbing a mountain, and we’re at base camp for the time being. Who would have mentioned two years in the past we’d have an evening like tonight – however I see a fantastic probability for issues to nonetheless enhance.”
Czech midfielder Soucek struck six minutes earlier than half-time to stage the tie with a towering header on the far publish from Michail Antonio’s cross.
And Yarmolenko, who scored an emotional aim towards Aston Villa on Sunday in his first look since Russia invaded his homeland Ukraine, received it when Sevilla keeper Yassine Bounou pushed away a Pablo Fornals shot straight to him to complete on the far publish.
Soucek mentioned: “It was among the finest video games I’ve performed right here, the environment proper from the beginning. For certain I’ll always remember this recreation and hopefully we are able to go on.
“Sevilla was one of many hardest groups we may draw. We are going to watch the draw at coaching, but when we are able to beat Sevilla we are able to beat any of the groups.”
Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui admitted West Ham have been deserving winners.
“On the finish of the day we go house with a sense of unhappiness, for the followers and within the dressing room,” he mentioned.
“We tried actually arduous however we couldn’t do something on the finish, sadly.
“I don’t suppose it was a query of starvation. They managed to win the sport, they performed nicely, and now we have to congratulate West Ham.”
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