David Moyes and West Ham will have to become the first team this season to beat Bayer Leverkusen if they’re to advance in the Europa League.
After already ousting one German side from the Europa League knockout stages in the last round, West Ham United will look to double up by sending Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen out of the tournament’s quarter-finals. The Hammers have defied all the odds to reach the business end of the continental competition but now face the unenviable task of attempting to topple Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso’s in-form powerhouse, one of the best teams in Europe at present. Leverkusen is within reach of a first-ever Bundesliga title triumph and could yet make it a double by clinching this term’s Europa League crown to cement a truly historic campaign.
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In order to reach the last four of this season’s Europa League, West Ham must claim the honor of becoming the first team this term to beat The Factory Squad in all competitions.
Alonso has taken Leverkusen to the brink of a maiden Bundesliga title on the back of an unprecedented 41-game undefeated streak and is now within sight of completing a pristine run.
The Hammers lost in their last visit to German territory but made up for it by confounding Freiburg 5-0 in the return trip, where Mohammed Kudus came up with a brace to add the finishing touches:
But David Moyes’ side won’t be able to reply on the same chain of events unfolding against Alonso’s men, who managed to beat Freiburg 3-2 on its own soil as recently as mid-March.
The only encounter between these clubs happened to fall just last year when a 4-0 pre-season friendly win for Leverkusen demonstrated the early blooming of Alonso’s plans at the Bundesliga outfit.
Thursday’s host has a couple of injury doubts as Adam Hlozek, Nathan Tella and Arthur each bid to be healthy in time for the clash.
Things are slightly more dire for West Ham as key midfielder Edson Alvarez misses the trip through suspension, while goalkeeper Alphonse Areola will sit out and star forward Jarrod Bowen is a doubt after coming off in last weekend’s win at Wolves.
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