SOCCER - EUROPA LEAGUE
2021/22
2021/22
Group H - West Ham (2) @ (0) Dinamo Zagreb - West Ham started their first European group campaign in 15 years with a comfortable win over the Croatian Champions. 1 goal in each half from Michail Antonio and Declan Rice did the damage, with Rice's goal a great run from inside his own half before slotting between the keepers legs for the game-clinching goal (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Keown, PAL)
Group H - Rapid Vienna (0) @ (2) West Ham - West Ham continued their strong start to the campaign with a tougher-than-expected win over the Austrians. The Hammers dominated the 1st half and took a 1-0 lead in at the half. After West Ham made a raft of substitutions in the 2nd half, Rapid came back into the game and looked likely to earn a draw. After an Austrian penalty was over-turned by VAR, Rapid faded from the game and West Ham completed the scoring with a goal in injury time. The West Ham goals came from Declan Rice and Said Benrahma (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Ward, PAL)
Group H - Genk (0) @ (3) West Ham United - West Ham kept their unbeaten streak in the group with a comfortable win at the London Stadium. The Hammers led 1-0 at the half, but 2 goals in a minute early in the 2nd half sealed the win and West Ham coasted home to victory. The West Ham goals came from Craig Dawson, Issa Diop and Jared Bowen (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Group H - West Ham United (2) @ (2) Genk - In manager David Moyes' 1,000th match as a manager, his team rewarded him with an away draw that guaranteed West Ham a place in the Europa League knockout stage. Genk had the better of the 1st half and went in at the break with a 1-0 lead. But West Ham re-grouped and scored 2 goals in the 2nd half, and looked on course for the win. Unfortunately, a West Ham own-goal in the final minute denied Manager Moyes the win. Both the West Ham goals came from Said Benrahma. The Genk goals came from Joseph Paintsil and an own-goal (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - , PAL)
Group H - West Ham United (2) @ (0) Rapid Vienna - West Ham secured their place in the Europa League Last 16 with a win against Rapid Vienna in a match played behind closed doors in Austria. 1st half goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Mark Noble did the damage and West Ham cruised home in the 2nd half for the win. Late in the game, West Ham gave a debut to 17-year-old striker Sonny Perkins (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Summerton/Ward, PAL)
Playoff 1st Leg - Rangers (4) @ (2) Borussia Dortmund - In front of a small crowd at the Signal Iduna Park due to Covid restrictions, Rangers stunned Dortmund with a goal-blitz to take a decisive lead into the 2nd half. Rangers scored 3 unanswered goals in a 16 minute spell straddling half-time, and managed to keep the Germans at arms length the rest of the way to take the win. The Rangers goals came from James Tavernier, Alfredo Morelos, John Lundstram and an own-goal. The Dortmund goals came from Jude Bellingham and Raphael Guerreiro. Dortmund were missing striker Erling Haaland to injury (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Hamilton/Rae, PAL)
Playoff 2nd Leg - Borussia Dortmund (2) @ (2) Rangers - A wild Ibrox saw Rangers sensationally book a place in the Last 16 with a shootout in Glasgow. Dortmund came out on fire and took a 2-1 lead in at the half. With the game in the balance, Rangers steadied the ship with a goal from the Captain and held on the rest of the way for an emotional win. Both the Rangers goals came from James Tavernier (2). The Dortmund goals came from Jude Bellingham and Donyell Malen. Dortmund were missing striker Erling Haaland to injury (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Hamilton/Rae/McCoist, PAL)
Playoff 1st Leg - Napoli (1) @ (1) Barcelona - Napoli held Barcelona at the Nou Camp and gave themselves a big chance at making the Last 16 with a hard-fought draw. Napoli opened the scoring with a 1st half goal from Piotr Zielinski, before Barcelona equalised in the 2nd half with a penalty from Ferran Torres. Despite late pressure from Barcelona, Napoli held on for the all-important draw. The game was Barcelona's first in the Europa League for 18 years (9, Disc 2 includes 23 minutes hi-Lites of the 2nd Leg, BT Sport - Dempsey/Spackman, PAL)
Playoff 2nd Leg - Barcelona (4) @ (2) Napoli - Barcelona saw off Napoli with a ruthless display in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and booked a place in the next round. The teams were tied 1-1 after the 1st leg, but Barcelona put the tie to bed early in the 2nd leg with great finishing, and took a 3-1 lead in at the break. Napoli attempted a fight-back in the 2nd half but Barcelona easily saw out the game for thr win. The Barcelona goals came from Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong, Gerard Pique and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Napoli goals came from Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano (9, 23 minutes hi-Lites on Disc 2 of the 1st Leg, BT Sport - Dempsey/Hutchinson, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - West Ham United (0) @ (1) Sevilla - In front of a raucous crowd in Seville, the home side took a narrow win into the 2nd leg to give themselves hope of playing in the Final in their home city. Both teams were evenly matched and had their chances to score, but it was Seville that took the lead in the 60th minute with a well-taken goal from Munir El Haddadi that they defended to the end (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/C.Allen, PAL)
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Sevilla (0) @ (2) West Ham United - In one of the great European nights in West Ham history, the Hammers over-turned a 1-0 deficit from the 1st leg to win in Extra-Time and send a lively-and-loud crowd home happy. West Ham levelled the score on aggregate with a 1st half goal from Tomas Soucek, but couldn't find the game-winner in normal time. In Extra-Time, though, buoyed by a raucous London Stadium crowd, West Ham sensationally won the game when substitute Andriy Yarmolenko, to the back-drop of the Russian invasion of his country, Ukraine, tapped in a parried shot to book West Ham's place in the Quarter Final (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/McManaman, PAL)
Quarter Final, 1st leg - Barcelona (1) @ (1) Eintracht Frankfurt - Barcelona claimed a hard-fought draw in Frankfurt to give themselves a big chance of reaching the Semi-Final. After a scoreless 1st half, Eintracht Frankfurt took a surprise lead with a long-range goal from Ansgar Knauff. Barcelona equalised 18 minutes later with a goal from Ferran Torres and even though Frankfurt had a man sent off with 12 minutes to go, the hosts held on for the draw (9, No Pre-Game - Coverage starts at the kick-off, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Summerton/C.Allen, PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd leg - Eintracht Frankfurt (3) @ (2) Barcelona - Eintracht Frankfurt stunned the tournament favourites with a big win at the Nou Camp. Sensationally, Frankfurt ran out to a 3-0 win after 67 minutes, and seemed poised for an easy win. But they had a man sent off in injury time, and Barcelona scored 2 goals in the 11 minutes of added time, before running out of time to complete the comeback. The Eintracht Frankfurt goals came from Filip Kostic (2) and Rafael Borre. The Barcelona goals came from Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay. Controversially for Barcelona, the Nou Camp was full of 30,000 travelling Germans, creating almost a home atmosphere for Frankfurt that upset Barcelona coach Xavi (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Summerton/C.Allen, PAL)
Quarter Final, 1st leg - Lyon (1) @ (1) West Ham - West Ham put in a great Defensive effort to keep themselves in with a chance of progressing in the competition, holding off Lyon at the London Stadium. At the end of a competitive 1st half, West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell was sent off, leaving the Hammers a man down for the entire 2nd half. But West Ham then took the lead with a goal from Jarrod Bowen before Lyon equalised with a goal from Tanguy Ndombele. Neither team could find a match winner and West Ham held on for the draw (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Ward, PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd leg - West Ham (3) @ (0) Lyon - West Ham secured a place in their first European semi-final in 46 years with an unexpected 2nd leg victory in Lyon. A tough game was expected, but West Ham secured the win with 3 goals in 10 minutes, either side of half-time, and Lyon had no answer. The goals came from Craig Dawson, Declan Rice and Jarrod Bown (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Ward, PAL)
Semi-Final, 1st leg - Eintracht Frankfurt (2) @ (1) West Ham United - Eintracht Frankfurt put one foot in the final with a composed display at the London Stadium. A pumped-up West Ham crowd were silenced when Frankfurt scored in the opening minute, but the Hammers re-grouped and equalised 20 minutes later. Frankfurt re-took the lead early in the 2nd half and held on to take a decisive lead into the 2nd leg. The Eintracht Frankfurt goals came from Ansgar Knauff and Daichi Kamada. The West Ham goal came from Michail Antonio (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Ward, PAL)
Semi-Final, 2nd leg - West Ham United (0) @ (1) Eintracht Frankfurt - West Ham's fairytale run in the tournament ended in Frankfurt, as the hosts cruised to the Final, their first since 1980. An evenly matched game changed in the 19th minute when Aaron Cresswell was sent off, leaving West Ham to overcome a 1-goal deficit with only 10 men. When Frankfurt scored 7 minutes later, the tie was effectively over and Frankfurt easily saw out the game in front of their rowdy fans. The Eintracht Frankfurt goal came from Rafael Borre (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Ward, PAL)
Final - Eintracht Frankfurt (1) v (1) Rangers - Eintracht Frankfurt won their 1st European trophy since 1980 with a penalty shootout win over Rangers in Seville. After a scoreless 1st half, Rangers opened the scoring from Joe Aribo only for Frankfurt to equalise 12 minutes later through the excellent Rafael Borre. Both teams struggled to find a match-winner in regulation and extra-time, although Rangers had a glorious chance in the final minute of extra-time, and the game went to penalties. Rangers missed their final kick and Frankfurt converted theirs to give the Germans the Cup and set off wild scenes in the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium (9, 3 Discs, BT Sport - Hamilton/Rae/Craigan, PAL)
West Ham in Europe - Highlights of every game West Ham played in the Europa League in 2021-22 (8, 3 Discs, BT Sport, PAL)
Disc 1
16/09/21 - West Ham (2) @ (0) Dinamo Zagreb - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
30/09/21 - Rapid Vienna (0) @ (2) West Ham - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
21/10/21 - Genk (0) @ (3) West Ham - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
04/11/21 - West Ham (2) @ (2) Genk - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
25/11/21 - West Ham (2) @ (0) Rapid Vienna - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
Disc 2
09/12/21 - Dinamo Zagreb (1) @ (0) West Ham - Europa League Group H (23 mins)
10/03/22 - West Ham (0) @ (1) Sevilla - Europa League Last 16, 1st leg (23 mins)
17/03/22 - Sevilla (1) @ (2) West Ham - Europa League Last 16, 2nd Leg (23 mins)
07/04/22 - Lyon (1) @ (1) West Ham - Europa League Quarter Final, 1st Leg (23 mins)
14/04/22 - West Ham (3) @ (0) Lyon - Europa League Quarter Final, 2nd leg (23 mins)
Disc 3
28/04/22 - Eintracht Frankfurt (2) @ (1) West Ham - Europa League Semi-Final, 1st Leg (46 mins)
05/05/22 - West Ham (0) @ (1) Eintracht Frankfurt - Europa League Semi-Final, 2nd Leg (43 mins)