having waited over a0 years to make the european semifinal, west ham were hoping their fortunes wouldn t be hiding, but facing the competition s top scorers is difficult. karl toko ekambi thwarted by the woodwork. david moyes side had their chances though. top scorerjarrod bowen often does better than that. another opportunity soon came and craig dawson did do better. advantage west ham. and they doubled that advantage soon after. captain declan rice giving them more than a grain of hope. after the break, that hope turned to despair for the french side. bowen on target this time. happy hammers. lyon needed a quick response. frustration for moussa dembele. malo gusto did better but the frenchman was denied by compatriot areola. west ham were not to be denied though. fortune favoured them. and their european tour continues. dan glyde, bbc news. and they ll hope thatjourney ends
that s around 830 this morning. the whole interview available on the bbc news channel this saturday at 5:30pm. it will be on the iplayer immediately after that. it is good friday morning. being easter weekend, big weekend of sport. a big night last night. do you have fond memories of 1976? john, you won t even born. i was asking you guys. thanks very much. it is a big time for west ham united on the last time they made semifinal of the european competition. they are into the semifinals, as our ranges, so two really big win so it was a big night night for british football which is where we will start. good morning. it will go down as one of the great nights for west ham and with it comes the chance of qualifying for the champions league next seson after beating lyon 3 0 last night to progress four one on agregate. dan glyde was watching.
with your sports news. it s been a good night for the british teams in europe, with west ham and rangers both into the semi finals of the europa league. west ham put in an impressive performance in lyon, beating the french side 3 0 on the night, 4 1 on aggregate. dan glyde was watching. having waited over a0 years to make a european semifinal, west ham hope theirfortunes a european semifinal, west ham hope their fortunes would not be a european semifinal, west ham hope theirfortunes would not be hiding. facing the top scorers in the competition it is difficult. they were thwarted by the woodwork. david moyes team had their chances, top scorerjarrod bowen often does better. another opportunity came and craig dawson did do better. advantage west ham. they doubled the advantage soon after. captain declan rice giving them more than a grain of hope. after the break, that
on the night, 4 1 on aggregate. dan glyde was watching. having waited over a0 years to make a european semifinal, west ham hoped theirfortunes would not be hiding. facing the top scorers in the competition it is difficult. ekambi thwarted by the woodwork. david moyes team had their chances, top scorerjarrod bowen often does better. another opportunity came and craig dawson did do better. advantage west ham. they doubled the advantage soon after. captain declan rice giving them more than a grain of hope. after the break, that turned to despair for the french side, jarrod bowen on target this time, happy hammers. lyon needed a quick response. frustration for moussa dembele. gusto did better, but he was denied. west ham were not to be denied. fortune favoured them, and their european tour continues.