West Ham have been knocked out of the Europa League by Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night, ending any hopes of further success in Europe.
This result means Bayer Leverkusen remained on course for an historic treble as they secured a 3-1 aggregate win over a brave West Ham in the quarter-final of the Europa League.
West Ham were defeated 2-0 in the first leg now needed two goals to overturn the deficit in the second leg of the Europa League tie against Bayer Leverkusen and managed an early goal through Michail Antonio.
Jeremie Frimpong’s late strike meant Leverkusen remained unbeaten on Thursday night.
However, Xabi Alonso’s side ramped it up after the break and second-half subtitute Jeremie Frimpong ended the contest with a late strike that deflected into the net.
It levelled the scores and forced the Hammers into needing two goals again with moments left, ending any hope of their chances of progressing in the Europa League.
And as a result, it saw David Moyes’ chances of winning another European trophy come to an end.
The Scotsman brought glory to the club after West Ham won the Europa Conference League in 2023 season their first European trophy.
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And there were dreams in the London Stadium that they could muster a mighty comeback and potentially lead them to the Europa League final and do it all over again.
However, they came up against arguably the favourites now to win the competition with Liverpool crashing out against Atalanta.
Alonso’s side have already won the Bundesliga for the first time in their history and remain unbeaten in all competitions after 44 matches.
It means that the German outfit’s dream of going the entire season without tasting defeat in all competitions remains on the cards in what would be an unprecedented campaign.
