Sevilla vs West Ham LIVE: Europa League result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action as David Moyes’ side took on the five-time Europa League champions
West Ham’s first European knock-out tie in over 40 years ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat by serial Europa League winners Sevilla.
A second-half goal by Moroccan forward Munir, who was only in the starting line-up after Ivan Rakitic was injured in the warm-up, settled the first leg in the Spanish side’s favour.
But Hammers boss David Moyes will have seen enough to feel his side are capable of overturning a one-goal deficit at the London Stadium in a week’s time and prolonging their European adventure.
Relive all the action from the Europa League round of 16 first leg.
GOAL! Sevilla 1 - 0 West Ham (Munir, 60’)⚽️
60 mins: Great goal! Jesus Corona swings the free kick over to the far side of the box where Munir is wide open. He meets the ball on the half-volley and controls it brilliantly to keep his shot low and hard. Alphonse Areola doesn’t move and the ball flies past him into the back of the net.
Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
59 mins: Sevilla build the pressure on West Ham’s backline by keeping the ball in the opposition’s final third. Lucas Ocampos receives the ball and gets brought down by a lunging Kurt Zouma who picks up the first yellow card of the night. Sevilla win a free kick deep in the Hammers’ half.
Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
57 mins: Chance! Navas brings the ball down the right wing and carries as high as the box. He comes up against Aaron Cresswell and decides to slip a pass back to Oliver Torres. Torres floats a decent cross into the middle and picks out Youssef En-Nesyri who nods the ball straight to Alphonse Areola.
West Ham: Why are they not wearing a shirt sponsor in the Europa League against Sevilla?
West Ham are facing Sevilla tonight in the Europa League - but without their shirt sponsors Betway at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Spain.
Instead, the Premier League club lined up with an empty space on the front of their playing shirts where the Betway logo would normally have been.
That is because of gambling sponsorship laws in Spain, which prohibit football clubs from displaying betting companies and logos on their shirts.
Why aren’t West Ham wearing a shirt sponsor in the Europa League tonight?
West Ham are playing with an empty space on the front of their playing shirts
Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
54 mins: Navas chips a decent ball over the head of Aaron Cresswell and picks out the run of Ocampos. Those two have been great with their link-up play tonight and this move is no exception. The ball drops to Ocampos who tries to send an effort at goal but scuffs it into the arms of Areola.
Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
51 mins: Michail Antonio stays down after coming out worse from a tackle in midfield. There are nervous looks on the faces of the West Ham coaching staff but the forward hobbles to his feet and says he’s okay to continue.
Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
48 mins: Save! Almost the perfect start for West Ham. Michail Antonio receives the ball on the front edge of the box and sets up Tomas Soucek for a driving effort that is on target but gets palmed by Yassine Bounou.
Second half: Sevilla 0 - 0 West Ham
Kick off: Sevilla get the match back underway. Neither manager will be disappointed with how that first 45 minutes went and as such there are no changes in personnel at the break. Yassine Bounou continues in goal for the home side.
Coming up in the Europa League
Following the conclusion of this game, out focus will shift to Barcelona’s round of 16 first leg against Galatasaray. Kick off for that one is at 8pm and Barca will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run.
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