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Here are the highlights from Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final between West Ham United and Bayer Leverkusen at the London Stadium (kick-off at 20:00 BST).
It is the fifth time West Ham have lost two or more goals before the second leg of a tie in all European competitions, the first since the 1999-00 season. They stepped up in the first two games and were defeated in the last. two.
Bayer Leverkusen took a step forward in the last thirteen events when they won the first leg of a European tie by two or more goals with two or more goals.
West Ham have won 3 of their last 4 games against a German club (W1), beating SC Freiburg twice in the Europa League this season (2-0 in the organisation stage, 5-0 in the 16-year-old).
Bayer Leverkusen have only won one of their 10 away games against English teams in all competitions. However, this victory came in their last match against the capital against Tottenham Hotspur in November 2016 (1-0).
In the first leg, Bayer Leverkusen scored 33 shots, while West Ham only controlled one. Since the start of the Europa League in 2009, this is the largest shot difference (32) between two teams in a single match in the competition.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (25) and West Ham’s James Ward-Prowse (22) are two of the three smartest players for maximum opportunities created in the Europa League this season.